Idaho’s strict Medicaid work requirements to start next year. Most meet the rules, official says.

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 875

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Idaho state health officials plan to start implementing work requirements for people on Medicaid expansion starting next year.

Idaho Republican lawmakers and Gov. Brad Little in April adopted the work requirements from President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, the state’s largest agency that runs Medicaid and other public assistance programs, plans to implement the work requirements on Jan. 1, 2027, agency officials announced in a …

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