$102,127,435
Department of Health and Human Services·Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
to IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & WELFARE
WORK BEGAN2024-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-03-20·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_2505ID5ADM_075
Award description
MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 19 - FY 2026 - T19
Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.
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What the model surfaced from this award
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In plain English
Federal Medicaid funding to Idaho for healthcare coverage and services to eligible low-income residents in fiscal year 2026.
Sub-sectors
medicaid-entitlementstate-block-grant
Why this matters
Medicaid entitlements are core safety-net healthcare infrastructure; this obligation ensures continuity of coverage for Idaho's vulnerable populations.
Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-28. Cost: $0.002646.
Period of performance
Start
2024-10-01
End
2025-09-30
Status
expired274 days ago
Other awards from this recipient
- 2026-03-20MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 19 - FY 2026 - T19$2.9B
- 2026-06-05MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 19 - FY 2026 - T19$2.6B
- 2026-04-06STATE OF IDAHO RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM - THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE’S RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM GRANT PROPOSAL SEEKS $200 MILLION PER YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS TO EMPOWER IDAHOANS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH BY TRANSFORMING TODAY’S FRAGMENTED RURAL HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE INTO A RESILIENT, PATIENT-CENTERED SYSTEM THAT DELIVERS ACCESSIBLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND INNOVATIVE CARE CLOSE TO HOME. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH FIVE COORDINATED INITIATIVES THAT BUILD LONG-TERM SYSTEM CAPACITY, INFORMED BY PUBLIC INPUT THAT IDENTIFIED THREE CLEAR PRIORITIES GUIDING THIS PLAN: WORKFORCE, HEALTHCARE ACCESS, AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION. IMPROVING RURAL ACCESS TO CARE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY: THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS, TELEHEALTH, INTEROPERABILITY THROUGH ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS SOFTWARE AND UPGRADES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CYBERSECURITY MODERNIZATION, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND ENROLLMENT, HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND DATA ANALYTICS TOOLS, AND DIGITAL HEALTH APPLICATIONS, IDAHO WILL STRENGTHEN THE BACKBONE OF RURAL CARE--BRIDGING DISTANCE, REDUCING DUPLICATION, AND BUILDING DURABLE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS COMMUNITIES TO MANAGE THEIR OWN HEALTH MORE EFFECTIVELY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RURAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, TREATMENT CENTERS, AND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. ENSURING ACCESSIBLE QUALITY CARE THROUGH INNOVATIVE MODELS: BY INVESTING IN ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE DIAGNOSTICS, LEVERAGING NEW TECHNOLOGIES, EXPANDING WORKFORCE BY ENHANCING THE ROLE OF HEALTH EXTENDERS (COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, COMMUNITY HEALTH EMS, PHARMACY ALLIED PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER NON-PHYSICIAN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS), STRENGTHENING EMS SYSTEMS, AND SUPPORTING HOME-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE SOLUTIONS, THIS INITIATIVE WILL ENSURE THAT RURAL IDAHOANS CAN RECEIVE CARE AT AND CLOSE TO HOME. SUSTAINING RURAL WORKFORCE WITH TRAINING, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION: TO TRANSFORM RURAL HEALTH SUSTAINABLY, THIS INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON A COMPREHENSIVE RURAL WORKFORCE STRATEGY THAT LEVERAGES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, TRAINING PATHWAYS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A SKILLED RURAL HEALTH WORKFORCE--INCLUDING LADDER PAYMENTS FOR RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND POST GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTHCARE CAREER EXPLORATION AND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMS; WORK-BASED LEARNING; AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING FELLOWSHIP AND RESIDENCY. ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORKFORCE PROJECTS WILL COMMIT TO A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, ENSURING CONTINUITY OF CARE AND STRENGTHENING LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. IMPLEMENT POPULATION SPECIFIC, EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECTS TO MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN: THIS INITIATIVE WILL ADVANCE IDAHO’S RURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS BY IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY-TARGETED, DATA-DRIVEN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH; AND BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND ONGOING SUSTAINABILITY. TO ENSURE LONG-TERM IMPACT, ALL INTERVENTIONS WILL BE BASED ON PROVEN MODELS AND SUPPORTED BY TRAINING, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS TO ENSURE VIABILITY IN RURAL IDAHO CONTEXTS. INVESTING IN RURAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARTNERSHIPS: THIS INITIATIVE WILL INVEST IN RURAL HEALTHCARE FACILITY RENOVATIONS, PHARMACY SOLUTIONS, CLINICAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, VEHICLES FOR PATIENT TRANSPORT AND RURAL MOBILE HEALTH UNITS, AND FACILITY COMPLIANCE UPGRADES. ADDITIONALLY, IT SUPPORTS PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING A 3.5% SET-ASIDE FOR TRIBAL RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION SUPPORT. FUNDING WILL BE AWARDED THROUGH COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS UNDER THE FIVE INITIATIVES.$186.0M
- 2026-04-20MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 19 - FY 2024 - T21$80.4M
- 2026-04-06MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 19 - FY 2026 - T19$65.5M
Sources
- USAspending.gov — all awards for this UEI →
- SAM.gov entity registration →
- Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier ASST_NON_2505ID5ADM_075.
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