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Population changes and contract talks drive higher requested medical and placement funding for Idaho corrections
Summary
Legislative analysts said population shifts and higher-than-expected medical utilization are the main drivers behind supplemental requests to the county and out-of-state placement and medical services budgets; the department warned contract renegotiation could raise medical costs further.
The Idaho Department of Correction told the Joint Finance Preparations Committee on Feb. 4 that supplemental budget requests in the county and out‑of‑state placement and medical services divisions are driven mainly by higher utilization and updated population projections.
Noah Peterson, the committee’s budget analyst, said population-driven adjustments accounted for several million dollars in supplemental requests for fiscal year 2025 and…
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