Idaho House passes $22M in Medicaid disability budget cuts

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 364

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Without debate, the Idaho House passed on a party-line vote Thursday a bill that calls for nearly $22 million in budget cuts to Medicaid disability services.

House Bill 863 calls for $21.8 million in cuts to pay rates for residential habilitation providers. The bill is the Legislature’s response to Gov. Brad Little’s call for $22 million in Medicaid cuts, bill sponsor Rep. John Vander Woude, a Nampa Republican, said on the …

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