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Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reorganizes leadership, shifts programs under Medicaid
Summary
Director Alex Adams and legislative analysts described a reorganization at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare that creates a CFO position, adds a fourth deputy director and aligns several programs under Medicaid. The changes will be reflected in the agency's program maintenance budget.
The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 13 heard an overview of an organizational restructuring at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare aimed at improving line of sight and accountability across the state's largest agency.
Director Alex Adams told the committee he had accepted organizational recommendations from his predecessor and implemented changes intended to clarify reporting lines and align the department’s budget to where work is actually performed. "Budgets are laws, not suggestions," Adams said, describing the need for daily attention to appropriations.
Legislative Services analyst Alex Williamson walked the committee through the requested alignment in the governor's recommended program maintenance request. Key changes include promoting the Medicaid administrator to a deputy director role (while retaining Medicaid duties); splitting Family and…
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