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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...

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What’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...

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Idaho 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...

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Federal 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)...

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Gov. 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....

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Lobbying 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...

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The 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...

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Idaho 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...

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Gov. 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...

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State-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...

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Debate 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....

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Idaho’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...

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After 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....

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Gov. 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...

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New 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....

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Idaho’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...

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Idaho 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...

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The 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...

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Bill 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...

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State-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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