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Population-driven county and out-of-state housing costs drive medical contract request
Summary
Idaho corrections asked for supplemental funds tied to higher-than-projected county and out-of-state housing and medical costs and warned that a medical-contract rebid could raise costs by 30%–40% if negotiations fail.
The Idaho Department of Correction told lawmakers Feb. 4 that population changes and higher-than-expected medical utilization during FY2025 produced supplemental needs for county and out-of-state housing and prison medical services.
Legislative analyst Noah Peterson said the agency requested population-driven adjustments for county and out-of-state placement per diems and an adjustment tied to medical services utilization. Peterson summarized a FY2025 per-diem supplemental to…
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