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Committee examines Medicaid forecast adjustments, hospital assessment and MMIS procurement; behavioral health grants posted as supplemental
Summary
Legislative Services budget analyst Alex Williamson told the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee that roughly two‑thirds of a recent $670 million increase in the Department of Health and Welfare’s appropriation was driven by Medicaid adjustments, including updated population forecasts, provider rate increases and changes to the upper‑payment limit and hospital assessment methodology.
Legislative Services budget analyst Alex Williamson told the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee that roughly two‑thirds of a recent $670 million increase in the Department of Health and Welfare’s appropriation was driven by Medicaid adjustments, including updated population forecasts, provider rate increases and changes to the upper‑payment limit and hospital assessment methodology.
“That jump that you see between fiscal year 2022 and 2023…that was an increase of about $670,000,000. About two thirds of that was the result of adjustments in Medicaid,” Alex Williamson said.
Key items discussed:
- Medicaid population forecast adjustments: Williamson and committee members…
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