Category Archives: Health Care

Can’t Count What You Don’t See

Posted on July 11, 2018 by ddxdx

There are uncounted benefits for Medicaid Expansion. When I served on the Governor’s first workgroup that studied and recommended Medicaid Expansion for the State of Idaho, I sat on the panel next to a former director of the Idaho Department … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Brad Little

Posted on May 28, 2018 by ddxdx

Dear Brad, I hear you say that you favor doing “something” for Idahoans in “The Gap”. These folks make less money than people who can go on the Idaho health insurance exchange (Your Health Idaho, YHI) so they can’t afford … Continue reading →

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Sign the Petition

Posted on March 27, 2018 by ddxdx

When the Idaho House chose to not vote on Governor Otter’s “Dual Waiver” plan last week I was not surprised, nor were most Idaho voters. We have come to expect such inaction, such cowardice, such laziness from our elected officials. … Continue reading →

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Where’s the leverage?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by ddxdx

  Idaho leaders are considering plans to carve up the health care market to save you money. You better be sure which side of the health and wealth teeter totter you fall on, because this could be great news for … Continue reading →

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Health Care and Justice: No Slogans

Posted on October 24, 2017 by ddxdx

I want to applaud Director Cameron and former Director Armstrong for their creative and courageous work to bring down health care costs for all Idahoans and bring more of our neighbors out from under the threat of medical bankruptcy. If … Continue reading →

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Keep the Puppy

Posted on March 8, 2017 by ddxdx

The ObamaCare replacement plan the House Republicans are offering gets me off the hook for paying the penalty for being uninsured, but it’s like they want to give me a puppy. There’s a bigger obligation behind this little cute furry … Continue reading →

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Throwing Ideas into the Abyss

Posted on February 4, 2017 by ddxdx

  Small ideas take a lot of words; big ones need just a few. This was a small idea I stumbled upon, and the idea itself is not that important, but what happened, more so, what didn’t is the story. … Continue reading →

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Crisis Centers: What are we measuring?

Posted on January 24, 2017 by ddxdx

Crisis Centers and Mental Health: What’s the Plan? : What are we counting? Idaho has many problems in our mental health system. I have always argued that access to community behavioral health care would save money from prison budgets. There … Continue reading →

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The Idaho’s Weather in the Health Care Storm

Posted on January 19, 2017 by ddxdx

  It’s cold here on the Palouse, lots of snow on the ground and near zero temperatures. But hot politics continues with a new Congress and Chief Executive vowing to “replace and repeal” the ACA. Health care policy has always … Continue reading →

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Pay the Piper

Posted on January 7, 2017 by ddxdx

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) will propose a $11M expenditure to the legislature this session. The goal is to provide mental health and drug abuse services to recently released convicts who are back in the community. The … Continue reading →

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