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DOC projects higher county and out‑of‑state placement and medical costs; warns of medical contract bid risk
Summary
Legislative analysts said the Department of Correction projects higher costs driven by population and medical utilization and that a new medical contract could increase costs by 10% if renewed with the incumbent or 30–40% if rebid.
Analysts told the Joint Finance Preparations Committee on Feb. 4 that the Idaho Department of Correction expects higher county‑jail, out‑of‑state placement and medical costs driven by population changes and greater medical utilization, and that negotiations with the current medical contractor could cap a contract increase at about 10% while a competitive rebid could raise costs 30–40%.
Noah Peterson, budget and policy analyst for the Legislative Services Office,…
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