Tag Archives: Idaho Healthcare

We are Managed

Posted on March 14, 2025 by ddxdx

We’re Going to be Managed It looks like Medicaid in Idaho will now come under the “managed care” umbrella. I hope you don’t just shrug. But you probably will, since you don’t think this affects you. It does. It affects … Continue reading →

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Meetings= Together

Posted on March 14, 2025 by ddxdx

There are all kinds. There are the ones with minutes or the ones on the sidewalk. There are ones with published agenda and the ones over a couple beers. I admit I don’t always like meetings, especially when I don’t … Continue reading →

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Little Apples

Posted on March 14, 2025 by ddxdx

It appears Representative Jordan Redman has given up on his Idaho Medicaid Expansion repeal bill, HB 138. It barely passed the House and was headed to stormy waters in the Senate. You have to ask, why does this effort to … Continue reading →

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Bird Dog

Posted on February 20, 2025 by ddxdx

It’s a question if our (Idaho’s) Attorney General will still be in his role in a couple years. We all know he wants to be Governor. But I’m just giving him a heads up here, not that he asked. There’s … Continue reading →

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Faith or Dynamite

Posted on January 6, 2025 by ddxdx

Faith or Dynamite If Trumps nominees, Kennedy for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Dr. Oz to direct Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) are able to get confirmed by the Republican Senate, which I think they will, … Continue reading →

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Bootstraps

Posted on December 4, 2024 by ddxdx

We all make judgements. We should. But when judgements are made by the people elected to govern us, we should be paying attention. Because those judgements are, by their representative power, your and my judgements, even if some of us … Continue reading →

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Coverage

Posted on July 3, 2024 by ddxdx

I know many conservatives don’t want to consider that the government we endow with our, the people’s power, have any obligation to those who give this power. We’re talking entitlements here. I don’t like thinking anybody is entitled to anything. … Continue reading →

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Footnote

Posted on May 25, 2024 by ddxdx

I got these publications as a State Senator and read them avidly. “Facts, Figures and Trends” published by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Now, on the Board of Health and Welfare, I get them again. You could read … Continue reading →

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Consent

Posted on May 1, 2024 by ddxdx

Blanche took Dennis to the doctor’s office for his sports physical. She had mixed feelings about him playing football. She knew he really wanted to join the other guys in the effort. It is a little school, and they need … Continue reading →

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EMTALA

Posted on April 28, 2024 by ddxdx

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) has been in the news recently. The Biden Administration has sued Idaho over our restrictive antiabortion laws, claiming the Federal Act trumps the states restrictions. Oral arguments were heard before the … Continue reading →

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