Idaho Sheriffs to State Leadership: Mental Health Cuts Have 'Real-World Public-Safety Consequences'

Idaho sheriffs worry Medicaid mental health cuts pose ‘significant public-safety concern’

IDAHO FALLS (Idaho Capital Sun) — Idaho sheriffs are warning elected officials that new state Medicaid cuts to critical mental health services for people with severe mental illness could pose a public safety risk.  A letter by the Idaho Sheriffs’ Association is the latest in a string of concerns over cuts by a state Medicaid […]

Idaho faces another lawsuit over Medicaid mental health cuts

DHW turned 3% holdback into 4% provider cut, then eliminated the ACT peer program. Sheriffs warn cuts will burden jails and emergency rooms with crisis cases.

Idaho Sheriffs to State Leadership: Mental Health Cuts Have 'Real-World Public-Safety Consequences'

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The Idaho Sheriff's Association today released a blistering letter to state leaders, expressing "deep concern" that state-approved cuts to behavioral health funding will dangerously compromise public safety, strain local law enforcement, and leave vulnerable Idahoans without critical support. The cuts stem from the state's attempts to avoid a budget shortfall. In September, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare a…

Idaho Sheriffs Worry Medicaid Mental Health Cuts Pose ‘Significant Public-Safety Concern’

BOISE, ID – Idaho sheriffs are warning elected officials that new state Medicaid cuts to critical mental health services for people with severe mental illness could pose a public safety risk. A letter by the Idaho Sheriffs’ Association is the latest in a string of concerns over cuts by a state Medicaid contractor that stem from the state’s attempts to avoid a projected budget shortfall. The contractor that runs Idaho Medicaid mental health benef…