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Population changes and medical‑contract uncertainty drive DOC per‑diem and supplemental requests
Summary
Idaho Department of Correction asked for population‑driven supplemental funding to cover county and out‑of‑state per‑diems and higher medical contract costs. Analysts warned that a contract rebid could increase costs by 30–40% if negotiations with the current provider fail.
Department of Correction officials told the Joint Finance Preparatory Committee that changes in where Idaho residents are housed and higher medical utilization are driving supplemental budget requests for FY2025 and ongoing funding needs for FY2026.
Noah Peterson, budget analyst for Legislative Services, said a mix of updated population projections and medical utilization increases generated the supplemental requests. The slides presented to the committee show a requested FY2026 ongoing…
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