MEDICAID – States findings of the Legislature and calls on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review and expeditiously approve pending Medicaid waivers.

This non-binding resolution calls on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to approve Idaho’s pending Medicaid waivers. It specifically requests approval of four waiver requests submitted in 2019, which would allow Idaho to implement restrictions on Medicaid expansion - including limits on family planning coverage, substance treatment access, work requirements, and preferences for applying through state insurance exchanges. The resolution notes Idaho submitted these waivers but has received no federal response since 2019. It aims to expedite the approval process for these waivers to align with Idaho’s 2019 legislative restrictions on Medicaid eligibility.