Legislators say they need more time to study Medicaid
The Idaho Medicaid Managed Care Task Force didn’t make a final decision on a key question it has been focused on: Who should manage health care for Medicaid enrollees — private companies or doctors?
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A panel of Idaho lawmakers tasked with studying ways to save money through the state’s Medicaid program didn’t reach a conclusion on how to restructure funding for the program.
The Idaho Medicaid Managed Care Task Force — which has met eight times starting this June while the Idaho Legislature is out of its official legislative session — released its final report on Tuesday, outlining suggestions to continue with Idaho’s existing Medicaid structure and introducing draft legislation to create another panel of state lawmakers to oversee Medicaid.
The task force focused on finding ways to save money in the state’s Medicaid program, looking at how services in the program are funded by a mix of private companies, doctors and the state’s health department running benefits for Medicaid patients.
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