Federal government extends Idaho parental disability caregiver program

Federal government extends Idaho parental disability caregiver program

The rotunda at the Idaho State Capitol building in Boise as seen on March 23, 2021. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)A program that lets Idaho parents and spouses serve as paid caregivers will remain, at least until federal regulators potentially approve Idaho’s request to end the program.  An Idaho health official announced the extension of the Family and Personal Care Services program at a Wednesday meeting of the Medicaid Advisory Commit…

Feds Extend Idaho Parental Disability Caregiver Program

BOISE, ID – A program that lets Idaho parents and spouses serve as paid caregivers will remain, at least until federal regulators potentially approve Idaho’s request to end the program. An Idaho health official announced the extension of the Family and Personal Care Services program at a Wednesday meeting of the Medicaid Advisory Committee. Federally approved during the pandemic as a way to reduce COVID’s spread and address a shortage in the typ…