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Idaho removed 185,000 people from Medicaid. Over a fifth have re

WEBThe Idaho health department “went above and beyond and met all federal requirements,” Leach said. But the health department’s plan “was not nearly sufficient” …

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Lost Medicaid this year

WEBAnyone who has lost access to Medicaid as Idaho removes people from the program this year can now enroll in health insurance policies through Your Health …

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Idaho built few accountability measures into Health Data Exchange

WEBA bankrupt Idaho government-created nonprofit meant to make health data more widely available for doctors, insurance companies and Medicaid was created and …

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Idahoans can enroll in health insurance policies through state …

WEBIdahoans can now enroll in health and dental insurance through Idaho’s health care exchange, Your Health Idaho, for policies in 2024. Your Health Idaho, …

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Thousands of Idahoans removed from Medicaid through …

WEBAnyone who lost Medicaid since April 2023 can enroll in insurance policies on Your Health Idaho, the state’s health insurance exchange, until Nov. 30 through …

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Idaho Senate passes Medicaid budget bill to fund new staffers, …

WEBThe Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, which administers Medicaid, originally requested 60 new Medicaid staffers, saying it struggled with day-to-day …

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A healthy, resilient Idaho requires investments in our health care

WEBExpanding our health education capacity must begin now to offset the additional shortages expected from an aging health care workforce and Idaho’s …

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As Idaho looks at Medicaid restructuring, providers ask legislators …

WEBBehavioral health services through Medicaid are run by a managed care contract. Dentists, whose Medicaid patients have been managed under a managed care …

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Proposed Medicare cuts would hurt health care access for Idaho …

WEBThe proposed cuts would only widen that gap. At St. Luke’s, Medicare reimburses 66 cents for every $1 of care provided. These economics have driven many …

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‘Backbone of rural America’: One clinic’s efforts to keep health care

WEBGonzalez is a family medical doctor and the medical director at Marimn Health, a clinic of six doctors that serves citizens of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe as well as …

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Bills printed by Idaho legislative committee to limit Medicaid

WEBThe existing federal funding commitment must remain at 90%, and individuals with adjusted gross income above 100% of the federal poverty level must …

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You can see what Idaho hospitals charge. Here’s what it will, and …

WEBAnd health insurance companies have agreed to pay the hospitals anywhere from $6,014 to $75,333 for the same group of services. The files show such wide …

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Idaho hospitals are in crisis, again. This time, it’s more complicated.

WEBBy: Audrey Dutton - January 24, 2022 10:27 am. A health care worker stands at the bedside of a patient in Saint Alphonsus Medical Center’s ICU in Boise. (Courtesy of …

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30 Idaho health organizations: Our health care

WEBHealth; Commentary 30 Idaho health organizations: Our health care workers can do this, but we need your help. Sadly, scientific modeling confirms very worrisome …

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Vaccines in the real world: 2 Idaho success stories at care facilities

WEBThe COVID-19 vaccination rates in Idaho nursing homes range from 52% to 100% for residents, and 26% to 99% for health care staff, according to federal data for …

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Official: Idaho should consider withdrawing from Health Data …

WEBIdaho should consider withdrawing its support for a bankrupt government-created but tough-to-regulate health data sharing service supported by $94 million in tax …

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Idaho’s government employee health insurer change is in the …

WEBEditor’s note: This is the second story of a two-part series on the state of Idaho changing health insurance providers for more than 25,000 state employees and …

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Doctors, public health skeptics, others apply to join Boise-area …

WEBHere’s how to contact the Ada County commissioners. Mail: 200 W. Front Street, 3rd Floor, Boise, ID 83702. Phone: 208-287-7000. Email: …

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Idaho will spend $78M more if Medicaid expansion ends, state …

WEBHealth and welfare committee members peppered Charron with questions about the expansion costs, how well it was working to keep Idahoans healthy and …

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Which company will run mental health care for Idaho Medicaid

WEBOptum Health, the company that has the contract now, and Beacon Health, a company that tried to get the contract, disagreed, appealing its suit to the Idaho …

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U.S. health care needs transparency so patients obtain quality care …

WEBThe first step in controlling health care costs is to give patients, as consumers of medical care, the ability to obtain quality care at the most reasonable price. …

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WEBThe Idaho Capital Sun is the Gem State’s newest nonprofit news organization delivering accountability journalism on state politics, health care, tax policy, the environment and …

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