Top Idaho Lawmakers Weigh In On Gov. Otter’s Health Insurance Exchange Decision
Emilie Ritter Saunders / StateImpact IdahoGov. Otter and President Pro Tempore of the Idaho Senate Brent Hill spoke ahead of the 2012 session. After years of resisting the Affordable Care Act and...
View ArticleWhat’s Next, Now That Gov. Otter Has Opted For A State-Based Exchange?
Molly Messick / StateImpact IdahoHouse Speaker Scott Bedke says he'll try to find consensus on the health insurance exchange. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter recommends Idaho build a state-based health...
View ArticleIdaho Joins Minority In Opting For State-Based Health Exchange
Kaiser Family FoundationClick on the image above to see the Kaiser Family Foundation's map of states' health insurance exchange decisions. When Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter opted in favor of a...
View ArticleFederal Government Gives Initial Approval To Idaho’s Health Insurance Exchange
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today gave conditional approval to Idaho’s state-based health insurance exchange. Here’s a news release from HHS: Health and Human Services (HHS)...
View ArticleGov. Otter’s Health Exchange Plan Clears First Hurdle In The Idaho Legislature
Click the image to see Gov. Otter's petition website. A panel of Idaho senators voted unanimously to give a full hearing to legislation that would create a state-based health insurance exchange. Gov....
View ArticleLobbying Efforts Heat Up As Idaho’s Health Insurance Exchange Hearing Is...
Joe Jaszewski / Idaho Statesman Idahoans will have a chance to weigh in on whether the state should create its own health insurance exchange tomorrow at the Capitol. The Senate Commerce and Human...
View ArticleThe Ideological Tug-Of-War Continues Over Creating An Idaho Health Insurance...
Idaho Public Television Screenshot The debate among Idaho lawmakers started in earnest today over whether the state should create its own health insurance exchange. At its heart, the debate is an...
View ArticleIdaho Republican Party Encourages Lawmakers To Reject Gov. Otter’s Health...
Idaho Republican Party chairman Barry Peterson says the GOP’s position on creating a state-based health insurance exchange is “clear and irrefutable”. In advance of this afternoon’s Senate Commerce and...
View ArticleGov. Otter’s Health Insurance Exchange Plan Moves Forward
Emilie Ritter Saunders / StateImpactThe health insurance exchange bill will now head to the full Senate. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s health insurance exchange plan will move forward for a full vote in...
View ArticleState-Based Health Exchange Wins Conditional Support From 16 House Freshman
Idaho State LegislatureAt 31, Rep. Malek is the second-youngest member of the Idaho Legislature. Sixteen Republican House members, all of them freshmen, this morning announced their support for a bill...
View ArticleDebate Over An Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Heads Into Fifth Hour
The Idaho Senate is heading into its fifth hour of debate on a bill written by the governor’s office to create a state-based health insurance exchange. Afternoon committee meetings have been canceled....
View ArticleIdaho’s State-Based Health Exchange Passes The Senate, Heads To House
Idaho Public Television WebstreamSen. John Tippets, chairman of the Senate Commerce & Human Resources Committee, carried the bill in the Senate. After nearly six hours of debate, Idaho Senators...
View ArticleAfter Intense Debate On Idaho’s Health Exchange, Some Humor
After six hours of debate over whether Idaho should build a state-based health insurance exchange, one lawmaker paused for a little levity. In his lukewarm support for the state-based exchange, Sen....
View ArticleGov. Otter Makes Another Plea With Idaho Lawmakers To Approve A Health Exchange
Darin Oswald / Idaho Statesman Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is making another plea with Idaho House members to pass his state-based health insurance exchange bill. Last week, after nearly six hours of...
View ArticleNew Health Insurance Exchange Bill Restarts Debate In Idaho Legislature
Emilie Ritter Saunders / StateImpact Idaho The debate over an Idaho-based health insurance exchange was reset today. The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to print a new bill that combines Gov....
View ArticleIdaho’s Latest Health Exchange Bill Prevents Gun Data Collection, Adds...
Emilie Ritter Saunders / StateImpact Public comment on the Idaho Legislature’s new health insurance exchange bill starts bright and early tomorrow morning. With signup starting at 6:30 a.m., interested...
View ArticleIdaho House Panel Supports New Health Exchange Bill
Idaho’s latest proposal to create a state-based health insurance exchange has been approved by a House committee, and now heads to debate in the full chamber. The Times-News reports the House Health...
View ArticleThe Idaho House Could Be In For A Long Debate On The Health Exchange
Emilie Ritter Saunders / StateImpactSen. Brent Hill and Rep. Scott Bedke talked with Idaho Press Club members over lunch on Tuesday. Could the Idaho House of Representatives be in for a marathon debate...
View ArticleBill To Create A State-Based Health Insurance Exchange Passes The Idaho House
After seven hours of debate, Idaho House lawmakers voted 41-29 to pass a bill that would give Idaho control over building and maintaining an online insurance marketplace. One of the final comments...
View ArticleState-Based Health Insurance Exchange Bill Passes The Idaho Legislature,...
Emilie Ritter Saunders / StateImpact Idaho lawmakers fundamentally opposed to the federal health care law made a final effort to convince their colleagues to reject a state-based health insurance...
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