Public Meeting

Idaho Medicaid hosts public hearing on May 12 about Medicaid Plus Waiver renewal

The current Idaho Medicaid Plus §1915(b) waiver is set to expire on Oct. 31, 2022, and the department will request an effective date of Nov. 1, 2022, with a new term of five years for the renewal. There are no substantial changes planned for this waiver renewal. The department will make technical changes to revise or delete
obsolete language, provisions, or web references.

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee to meet May 20 via Webex and in Boise

The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 20. The purpose of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee is to review clinical drug evidence and utilization trends to make recommendations to the Department on preferred drug status and clinical criteria for appropriate drug use. review clinical evidence.