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JFAC briefed on Medicaid supplementals and 2026 enhancements totaling hundreds of millions
Summary
Analysts outlined five fiscal‑2025 supplementals and multiple 2026 enhancement requests for Idaho Medicaid including external quality review funding, capitation adjustments, hospital assessment processing and MMIS procurement; members were given itemized dollar amounts and asked for follow‑up on market responses and legal requirements.
BOISE — During the Feb. 26 Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee meeting, Legislative Services analyst Alex Williamson reviewed five requested fiscal 2025 supplementals and multiple 2026 enhancement requests for the Division of Medicaid, including federal and state fund components.
Williamson said the first supplemental was a one‑time request (noted in the packet at roughly $1.3 million) to meet the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement for an annual external quality review (EQR) of managed‑care plans. She told members the department posted two RFPs that failed to draw responses and that a subsequent request for information suggested a…
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