Lisa Anderson — Named as AARP Idaho's Director of Advocacy and accompanying the witness.
Lisa — Referenced as a colleague who may help answer questions; likely Lisa Anderson from the prior section.
Madison — Thanked by the speaker; likely a staff or technical assistant.
Carrie Ann Fallow, State Director of AARP Idaho — Explained that aging-related issues are pocketbook issues with real consequences for Idaho families and introduced caregiving as a growing concern.
Carrie Ann Fallow, State Director of AARP Idaho — Closed her presentation by thanking the committee and emphasizing that legislative decisions affect independence, safety, and dignity for older Idahoans.
Melissa Wintrow — Asked Director Fallow how state leaders could support AARP's efforts, especially regarding caregiving.
Melissa Wintrow — The senator thanked the director and then continued pressing on child care issues, focusing on staffing pressures, accountability gaps, and oversight concerns related to the director’s workload and the system’s ability to manage these problems.
Melissa Wintrow — Senator Blaylock followed up with a question about the front end of the child care program, referencing the December single audit federal award. The director responded that the issues had been addressed, or that pieces of the response were still in progress.
Director Fallow — Director Fallow responded to a question about how state leaders could support AARP’s efforts by noting that policymakers have many possible approaches. He then focused on fraud and scams as a key example, explaining that Lisa has been working with sponsors on legislation to help prevent fraud against seniors through crypto kiosks, and continued the discussion as part of the same broader response.
Camille Blaylock — Senator Blaylock followed up on concerns about scams targeting older adults by asking how that population is educated about scams and what communication method works best for reaching them.
Carrie Am — The speaker says 'Carrie Am is fine,' likely correcting how she should be addressed.
Ms. Fallow — Explained that they work with members and constituents in multiple ways to address scams.
Director Sharon — Welcomed to committee as the next presenter.
Director Sharon / Juliet Sharon — Introduced herself as Juliet Sharon from the Department of Health and Welfare and began the presentation.
Joe Palmer — Senator Lenny questioned the administration about daycare provider oversight, raising concerns that millions of dollars are being paid to daycare providers who may not be properly registered or tracked, including providers in places like Nampa, Caldwell, and Boise. He pressed on how these providers could be slipping through the cracks between IDHW and the Tax Commission, and followed up by asking how many of the 775 daycare providers had actually been reviewed, noting that 97.4% of those reviewed were in compliance.
Glenneda Zuiderveld — Senator Seiderfeld (with several transcription variants of the name) questioned the Director about fraud and abuse concerns, including whether current issues stem from earlier fraud findings, how many programs are backlogged, how recovered overpayments and fraud recoveries are handled, whether recovered funds are reallocated, and whether recovery reports are available on the Health and Welfare website.
Christy Zito — Senator Blaylock raised questions about fraud transparency and recovery efforts, asking what additional tools or support CMS could provide to help improve Idaho's fraud recovery results.
Brian Lenney — Moved to approve the January 21, 2026 minutes.
Brian Lenney — Senator Lenny asked whether software or other automated solutions could help address accountability gaps and paperwork burdens in a large bureaucracy, and the director responded affirmatively to that line of questioning.
Carrie Ann Fallow — Carrie Ann Fallow is introduced as the presenter on aging issues in Idaho, then identifies herself as the State Director of AARP Idaho and notes that she is accompanied by AARP’s Director of Advocacy, Lisa Anderson, along with several volunteers.