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

by KYLE PFANNENSTIEL Idaho Capital Sun
| December 3, 2025 9:15 AM

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.

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