Additional Cuts Expected to Idaho's Medicaid Program

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BOISE, ID - State agencies in Idaho that have already cut staff are having to cut again and do additional furloughs. That’s because the state of Idaho is $151 million short. Governor Butch Otter is expected to call for additional holdbacks in the coming months. But what if personnel costs make up only one percent of your department’s budget and you’ve cut most of the staff you can? Well, for Idaho’s Medicaid Program, that means cutting programs, programs that provide essential health care to thousands of Idahoans.

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