Idaho lawmakers may cut Medicaid home care services, repeal expansion

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 392

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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To cut the Idaho Medicaid budget, state lawmakers are drafting bills to cut funds for home care services for people with disabilities and to repeal Medicaid expansion.

This year, the Idaho Legislature is pursuing steep spending cuts after years of tax cuts. The chairs of the Legislature’s Health and Welfare committees shared the plans for Medicaid cuts on Thursday with the Legislature’s budget committee, called the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, or JFAC for short.

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