Idaho Medicaid income limits for 2026: adults, children and AABD

Idaho Medicaid income limits by household size

For 2026, Idaho Medicaid covers adults up to $1,836 a month for one person and $3,795 for four, pregnant women up to the same 138% line, and children through CHIP up to 190% of poverty.^[1] The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) put these figures into effect in January 2026 and prints them with the 5% disregard already added.^[1]

Rows labelled “not re-verified for 2026” are percentages Idaho no longer publishes on its own chart; they come from Medicaid.gov’s table with data as of December 2023 and may be out of date.^[4] DHW’s chart shows $1,836 for a single adult, matching the table.^[1]

Adult Medicaid and Idaho’s 2020 expansion

Idaho is a Medicaid expansion state: the program was implemented in January 2020 and covers adults aged 19 to 64 with income up to 138% of poverty.^[2] DHW lists them under one heading, “Adult Medicaid (including Expansion)”, and the 2026 amounts are $1,836 a month for one person, $2,489 for two and $3,142 for three.^[1]

Parents are part of that same adult group on Idaho’s 2026 page. A separate, much lower parent and caretaker standard of 19% of poverty, a dollar amount converted by CMS, appears only in Medicaid.gov’s table and is not re-verified for 2026.^[1][4] In the checker it equals $433 a month for a family of three, so nearly every parent will be measured against the 138% adult line instead.

Pregnancy Coverage, children’s Medicaid and CHIP

Pregnant women in Idaho qualify for Pregnancy Coverage up to 138% of poverty, and the unborn child or children count in the household size.^[1] DHW’s pregnancy chart therefore starts at a household of two, at $2,489 a month; a pregnant woman with one other child counts as three, with a limit of $3,142.^[1]

For children, DHW publishes only the top CHIP line: 185% of poverty, or 190% with the disregard, which is $3,427 a month for two people on the state chart, $4,326 for three and $5,225 for four.^[1] The Medicaid bands underneath come from Medicaid.gov and are not re-verified for 2026:^[4]

• Children under 6: 142% of poverty, 147% with the disregard ($3,347 for a family of three).
• Children 6 to 18: 133%, or 138% ($3,142 for three).
• CHIP, all ages to 18: above those lines and up to 190% ($4,326 for three).^[1]

AABD Medicaid for seniors and people with disabilities

Idahoans who are 65 or older, blind or disabled apply under Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) Medicaid, which has an income limit of $1,047 a month for one person and $1,511 for a couple, and an asset limit of $2,000 or $3,000.^[1] Two related programs on the same DHW chart use much higher income lines:

The couple figures matter only for AABD; the long-term care limit is per individual.^[1]

How Idaho counts household income

Idaho counts income for adults, pregnant women and children under Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) rules, which “generally include” a 5% disregard on top of the published standard.^[4] That is why Idaho’s 133% expansion standard shows up as 138% on the DHW chart.^[1] The percentages rest on the 2026 HHS poverty guideline of $15,960 a year for one person, plus $5,680 for every additional person.^[5] Keep these Idaho specifics in mind:

• An unborn child counts as a household member for Pregnancy Coverage.^[1]
• The pregnancy and CHIP charts begin at household size two, not one.^[1]
• AABD and Medicaid for Workers with Disabilities carry asset limits, $2,000 and $10,000 for one person.^[1]

Applying through Idalink

Idalink is Idaho’s online self-service portal for applying, and DHW also takes applications by phone at 1-877-456-1233 (toll free).^[3]

• Idalink (apply and manage benefits) Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
• DHW Medicaid program income limits effective January 2026

Idaho’s 2027 work requirement for expansion adults

From 2027, Idaho’s Medicaid Expansion adults must show three months of qualifying activity, such as work, volunteering or education, unless they meet an exclusion or exemption, and this applies to both new and existing applicants.^[2] DHW reviews compliance for coverage periods ending on or after January 1, 2027.^[2] The federal rule behind it counts 80 hours a month of work, community service, school or a work program, or monthly income of at least $580.^[6]

• Re-evaluations every six months for expansion adults, for renewals scheduled on or after January 1, 2027.^[2][7]
• Retroactive coverage changes to two months for regular Medicaid and one month for Medicaid Expansion.^[2]
• Immigrant eligibility for federally funded Medicaid narrowed on October 1, 2026 to citizens, lawful permanent residents, Cuban and Haitian entrants and COFA migrants, with limited exceptions.^[8]

Idaho’s food assistance has its own income test, covered by the national food stamps income limit tables and the SNAP calculator. For Medicaid in other states, compare New York Medicaid income limits, Indiana Medicaid income limits and Ohio Medicaid income limits.