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[post_thumbnail] Sen. Curt McKenzie, left, supports legislation that requires some statewide support to get an issue on the ballot. Senate Bill 1026, in light of the Legislature’s passage of education reform measures in 2011 and their subsequent repeal in the November 2012 general election following a successful initiative effort to get them on the ballot, […]
A state insurance exchange will do nothing but facilitate the federal government's takeover of the health care system. The health insurance exchange, like the Medicaid expansion, is nothing more than a multi-billion dollar boondoggle the cost for which will be borne by future generations. Currently 25 states have indicated that they will not implement a […]
[post_thumbnail]Christie Herrera from the Foundation for Government Affairs speaks to Senate Health and Welfare Committee members Thursday. Sen. Lee Heider, R-Twin Falls, was very direct in where he thinks Idaho should go with Medicaid reform: “Florida seems to be doing some very good things with Medicaid, bringing down the costs and improving patient care. I […]
[post_thumbnail]Idaho lawmakers interested in Medicaid Cure program include, from left: Sen. Russ Fulcher, Rep. Vito Barbieri and Rep. Grant Burgoyne. The state of Idaho may be on the verge of expanding its Medicaid program. And a Medicaid policy expert from Florida is hoping that Idaho will follow her plan to reduce Medicaid costs. So much […]
Like many Idahoans, I participated in post-Thanksgiving sales. Though weighted down by turkey and other fixings, I managed to wobble out of the house Thursday night and get our family to fight through the thicket of people doing their level best to take advantage of bigger-than-you-can-possibly-imagine discounts. Now, I’m not here to mess up your […]
Whether it is a “threat” as the Greenleaf city clerk characterizes it or a legal obligation of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the net result will be a new and expensive sewage treatment facility for the small community of Greenleaf. DEQ has told the city it has authority to fine the city up […]
This last legislative session, the House of Representatives passed a bill to change the law that bars out-of-state insurance companies from selling in Idaho and forbids Idahoans from buying insurance from companies in other states. The vote was substantial, 59-6. But the measure was then sent to the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee, never […]
Note: This is the third of a three-part series on responses to a survey sent to general election candidates. On Tuesday, the series looked at education-related issues including Propositions 1, 2 and 3 and funding for K-12 and higher education. Wednesday IdahoReporter.com published candidate responses on health care insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion and the budget […]
Note: This is the second of a three-part series on responses to a survey sent to general election candidates. On Tuesday, the series looked at education-related issues including Propositions 1, 2 and 3 and funding for K-12 and higher education. Thursday IdahoReporter.com will wrap it up with a look at privatizing liquor, “sin” taxes, online […]
The legislative task force looking into whether or not to set up a state health exchange and how to deal with Medicaid in Idaho met on Monday and the most intriguing presentation came concerning the state setting up a nonprofit state-based insurance exchange. The Idaho Legislature's Health Care Task Force is a joint Senate-House committee […]
On Sept. 7, the Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF) requested information from the Blackfoot School District under the Idaho Freedom for Information Act. The request made by IFF director of operations was for: "all documents relating to an expense detailed as 'contracted services' for the amount of $105,428 for the time period of Jan. 1 through […]
Idaho’s new state controller says he is unlikely to support a change in policy that allowed the state Land Board’s controversial purchase of a commercial business two years ago. Controller Brandon Woolf told Idaho Reporter.com that he supports his former boss’s vote to buy Boise-based Affordable Storage, a for-profit enterprise, and to direct the profits […]
