I have previously shared my opinion, and St. Luke’s position, that Medicaid expansion would be in the best interests of Idaho. Steve Millard, president and CEO of the Idaho Hospital Association, served on the governor’s work group that examined the issue and similarly has concluded, as did the work group, that expansion is in Idaho’s [...]
Earlier this month, I invited blog readers to take part in a two-question poll. I asked whether Idaho should implement a state-operated health insurance exchange, as opposed to deferring to the federal government’s plan for an exchange, and whether the state should expand its Medicaid program, at least for the next three years. I’m sharing [...]
Thanks to all the folks who took part in my two-question poll on a state health insurance exchange and a possible expansion of Medicaid, parts of the Affordable Care Act recently upheld by the Supreme Court. More than 140 people took the time to register their thoughts, and I plan to report in a few [...]
Last night, I had the pleasure of sitting on a panel with Susan Johnson, director for Region 10 of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and Bill Deal, director of the Idaho Department of Insurance. The panel discussion, sponsored by Boise State University and the Idaho Public Health Association, was moderated by Jim [...]
Today, I had the privilege of speaking on a panel of hospital representatives for the Idaho Medicaid Forum, held by the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare. Here is my presentation. In later blog entries, I’ll elaborate on many of the points that I covered, but I wanted to give you a summary of points [...]
