1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (609+ words) BOISE — A group of legislators on Tuesday assembled at the Idaho Capitol for the first meeting of the Idaho Health Insurers Working Group, created this year to examine a range of issues including rates of claim denial, medical provider reimbursement…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (756+ words) BOISE — The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has announced new work requirements for Medicaid eligibility following the passage of new laws impacting the program at the state and federal levels. Medicaid work requirements will apply to recipients covered through…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (855+ words) The rate of Idaho babies, toddlers and preschoolers who don’t have health insurance rose 36% in recent years, leaving the state with the fifth-highest rate of uninsured young children, according to a new report. “All it takes is one broken arm…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (643+ words) An East Idaho hospital and a major health insurer are struggling to agree to terms on a contract that would keep the hospital in network for the insurer of Idaho’s state government employees. Earlier this month, state officials told human…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (657+ words) For Doug Barrie, a fifth-generation farmer in eastern Idaho, the options for affordable health insurance have been slim pickings. The employees at his farm in Ucon include him, his son and a handful of others, depending on the time of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (292+ words) About 21,000 fewer people enrolled in health insurance plans through the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace compared with a year ago, according to a new report. The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday released its annual report giving insight into what enrollment rates…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (535+ words) BOISE — The House’s Revenue & Taxation Committee voted Friday to introduce legislation seeking to conform with personal and business tax changes passed into law this summer through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The legislation brought forward by Rep. Jeff Ehlers,…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (779+ words) REXBURG — A panel this week on Idaho’s Medicaid transition was largely characterized by discussion of the future administrative burden faced by health care providers and the varying uncertainties among Medicaid recipients about the growing role out-of-state parties will have in…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago   (554+ words) Some seniors in the area will lose access to Medicare Advantage plans in 2026 after insurance providers including Regence Blueshield and BlueCross of Idaho pulled their plans. That’s a big deal in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, where almost 30% of adults older than…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (749+ words) Health insurance premiums are set to increase across the board next year in Washington. Both plans purchased on the Affordable Care Act exchange and employer-provided insurance will become more expensive, Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer said at a Spokane town…...