A proposal to reduce Idaho's health coverage gap is headed to the House floor for debate. House Health and Welfare Committee members spent several hours Wednesday hearing public testimony before voting 7-5 to advance the proposal.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's top health officials are collecting input from residents across the state on their latest plan to provide health care to poor residents who do not have medical coverage. The proposal calls for Idaho to apply for two federal waivers that would change how the state's working poor can qualify for health insurance subsidies or Medicaid...
A former south-central Idaho insurance agent who used customers' insurance premiums for personal purchases has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of probation.
Open enrollment has kicked off for Idahoans who want to sign up for health insurance through the state's online exchange. The annual enrollment period runs from Wednesday to Dec. 15.
Health care experts say switching state workers to a self-insurance model could save roughly $13 million in its first year of implementation. The amount is smaller than the state's previous estimates that boasted savings as high as $60 million within the first three years. Idaho lawmakers have considered moving the state to a self-insurance system for several years.
SEATTLE (AP) — The former chief financial officer of a Washington state health insurance company has been sentenced to a year in prison for embezzling $632,000.
BOISE ID, Idaho (PRESS RELEASE) – Last winter’s heavy snow is beginning to melt while spring is bringing unprecedented amounts of rainfall. In this case, two plus two equals flooding.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The chairman of the House Health and Welfare Committee says his $10 million proposal to provide limited primary care services to Idahoans poorest doesn't have enough votes to pass a legislative hearing.
BOISE, Idaho (KLIX) With areas in Idaho facing flooding from snow melt and rain the Idaho Department of Insurance is reminding homeowners of flood insurance.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A small group of Idaho lawmakers say the Republican-dominated Legislature must find a way to provide health care to the state's low-income uninsured population in 2017.