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Idaho DOC cites population and medical contract pressures; requests per‑diem increases and contingency for new medical contract
Summary
Idaho DOC told the legislature population shifts and medical utilization have driven higher county/out‑of‑state placement and medical services costs; the agency sought supplemental funding to cover updated population projections and warned that a failed contract negotiation could raise medical costs by 30–40%.
The Idaho Department of Correction told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 4 that population changes and medical utilization are the principal drivers of supplemental requests for county and out‑of‑state placement and for medical services.
Noah Peterson, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, said the county and out‑of‑state per‑diem projections were updated after the original budget projections and the agency requested supplemental funding to cover the…
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