As Idaho extends slim budgets and feds shift stance, disability care may face cuts, advocates worry

In January, as Idaho state lawmakers prepared for budget cuts, the state’s governor laid out a list of options for Medicaid decreases. One of them called to cut a set of programs that help people with disabilities live in their homes. In the end, lawmakers only adopted a more narrow cut to disability care. But […]

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 1,226

Last Updated: 1 day, 7 hours ago

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In January, as Idaho state lawmakers prepared for budget cuts, the state’s governor laid out a list of options for Medicaid decreases.

One of them called to cut a set of programs that help people with disabilities live in their homes. In the end, lawmakers only adopted a more narrow cut to disability care.

As federal protections fade, Americans with disabilities fear a return to institutions

But as Idaho’s tight …

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