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Navigating Idalink can make managing benefits easier
Changes are coming to Medicaid in 2027, making now a good time for Idahoans who receive public assistance to become familiar with Idalink, the Department of Health and Welfare’s online benefits portal.Beginning Jan. 1, some Idahoans enrolled through Medicaid expansion will be required to meet new work or community engagement requirements to maintain coverage. DHW will begin reviewing the requirements as affected participants reach their renewal dates. Participants should make sure their contact
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Idaho’s Infant Toddler Program is not well known, but the work it does for children ages birth to 3 years who have developmental delays or disabilities is life-changing
With all the news around Medicaid Protection, I wanted to take a few minutes to offer some information about who Idaho Medicaid serves across the state. Idaho Medicaid staff is working hard to provide about 425,000 vulnerable Idahoans, many of whom are children, with affordable
Backyard birds such as chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys are increasing in urban and suburban areas. Raising these birds is a popular way to have homegrown eggs and poultry, and a fun way for children to learn about caring for animals. While keeping poultry flocks can be fun
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) works hard to strengthen your trust and confidence in us and in the work we do. We’ve chosen four ways in our Strategic Plan to accomplish this
Pools, waterparks, hot tubs, splash pads, and spray parks are great places to have fun in the summer, but you can get sick if germs contaminate the water. People who get into the water can carry and spread germs.
Follow these four easy steps to help keep germs out of the water
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) continues to process re-evaluations for Medicaid participants who had continuous Medicaid coverage during the pandemic even if they had become ineligible
As Mental Health Awareness Month, May offers 31 days to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues. The awareness campaign highlights ways mental illness and substance use disorders may affect all of us – patients, providers, families, and
I’d like to share a report I read recently about exciting work being done in the Division of Behavioral Health to help Idaho youth overcome serious challenges and become stronger emotionally and mentally.
The work involved a learning collaborative approach, which I was thrilled
May 11 is the end of the federal Public Health Emergency declared to help combat COVID-19. This provides a great opportunity to reflect on the enormity and impacts of the pandemic as well as celebrate the rapid roll-out of public health protections, vaccines, therapeutics,
May is National Foster Care Month and an opportunity to build further awareness about issues affecting foster care in Idaho. There are around 1,500 foster children at any given time in Idaho, and we’re always in need of more families willing to help, whether as kinship
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare continues to re-evaluate eligibility for people enrolled in Medicaid who have been protected from being disenrolled from the program during the pandemic