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House panel surrenders state sovereignty for big government children's program - Idaho Press-Tribune
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:15:19 GMT

The Spokesman Review

House panel surrenders state sovereignty for big government children's program
Idaho Press-Tribune
Witness a bill that was before the House Health and Welfare Committee a few days ago: The measure in question would expand the role of state government in the upbringing of children. Under Idaho law, the government already has a program to swoop in and ...
Eye on Boise: E-cigarette bill opponent saw smoke, mirrorsThe Spokesman Review

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Idaho Governor At Odds With Voters Over Health Insurance Exchange - Sacramento Bee
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:51:40 GMT

Live Insurance News

Idaho Governor At Odds With Voters Over Health Insurance Exchange
Sacramento Bee
1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With Governor CL "Butch" Otter's support for Idaho establishing a state-based health insurance exchange waning, a move that could lead to the federal government establishing a cookie cutter exchange in the state, ...
DAVID C. PATE: What an exchange would do, and why Idaho should run itThe Idaho Statesman
Idaho insurers will be able to participate in federally-run insurance exchangeLive Insurance News

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Health policy experts: There's no difference between state and federal ... - IdahoReporter.com
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:01:05 GMT

IdahoReporter.com

Health policy experts: There's no difference between state and federal ...
IdahoReporter.com
In Idaho a debate rages about whether the state should set up its own exchange or let the federal government take on the task. Two health policy experts say it really doesn't matter who does the job. John Graham of the Pacific Research Institute, ...

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Profitable Decision Support: Driving Value to Fund Future IT Investments ... - Cardiovascular Business
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:53:03 GMT

Profitable Decision Support: Driving Value to Fund Future IT Investments ...
Cardiovascular Business
This session will detail St. Luke's Health System in Boise, Idaho, experience deploying operational, financial, and clinical decision support solutions that have driven significant value in process optimizations and return on investment (ROI) to fund ...

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EIRMC Hosts 24th Annual Free Health Screenings - LocalNews8.com
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:49:42 GMT

EIRMC Hosts 24th Annual Free Health Screenings
LocalNews8.com
By Marissa Bodnar IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- Hundreds turned out for a free check-up on Saturday at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center's 24th annual Heart and Health Fair. EIRMC screened an estimated 800 people for heart disease and stroke, diabetes and ...

Idaho mine understates impact on fish deformities: US - Reuters
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:03:15 GMT

Idaho mine understates impact on fish deformities: US
Reuters
... analyzed studies of selenium impacts on trout health that Simplot had conducted to bolster its argument that waterways downstream of the mine would not be impaired by higher levels of selenium than are currently allowed in Idaho.

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Execution Related Measures to be Unveiled at Legislature - Boise Weekly
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:27:21 GMT

Execution Related Measures to be Unveiled at Legislature
Boise Weekly
It was Idaho's first prisoner execution since 1994 and only the second since 1957. IDOC said the cost of the execution totaled $53411. Currently 13 men and one woman sit on Idaho's death row. Last week Reinke told members of the House Health and ...

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Coalition forms around Idaho health insurance exchange - The Idaho Statesman
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:35:19 GMT

Coalition forms around Idaho health insurance exchange
The Idaho Statesman
A newly formed "Keep It In Idaho" coalition has formed around the question of whether Idaho should create its own health insurance exchange or allow Idahoans to use a federal one. The coalition of more than 45 small and large Idaho businesses, ...

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Blue Cross of Idaho Goes Live on Jiva, ZeOmega's Integrated Care Management ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:06:12 GMT

Blue Cross of Idaho Goes Live on Jiva, ZeOmega's Integrated Care Management ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"We now have a comprehensive view of our members' health profile including demographics, medical history, claims, diagnoses, and privacy preferences," according to Bruce Croffy, MD, Senior VP and Chief Medical Officer for Blue Cross of Idaho.

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Our View: Gov. Otter gives up the fight, before it even got started - The Idaho Statesman
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:10:57 GMT

IdahoReporter.com

Our View: Gov. Otter gives up the fight, before it even got started
The Idaho Statesman
And thus continues, or concludes, Otter's incremental, gradual retreat away from his common-sense support of a health exchange. Otter is backing away, even though his Department of Insurance has said Idaho jobs are at stake. If the federal health care ...
Idaho health insurance carriers could be used in federal exchangeIdahoReporter.com
Otter hints a new option is in the works on insurance exchange…The Spokesman Review (blog)

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