Summary

The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare received a $73.7 million Medicaid Entitlement Block Grant (CFDA 93.767—Children's Health Insurance Program) from the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award provides medical assistance coverage to low-income children under 19 years of age, as well as pregnant women, cash assistance recipients, and elderly populations through Idaho's state Medicaid program. The funding supports the state's ability to maintain and expand health care access to uninsured, low-income populations as part of the federal-state matching program authorized under Title XXI of the Social Security Act.

The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare administers this entitlement funding as the primary state agency responsible for implementing Medicaid coverage and related health care services delivery. The award reflects the Department's capacity to manage one of the largest single federal health assistance grants in the state's recent history, building on its established portfolio of federal health and social services programs. The Block Grant funds enable Idaho to sustain comprehensive medical assistance benefits and health care access initiatives for vulnerable populations across the state.