Tag Archives: Idaho Healthcare

Deal

It seems Republicans everywhere want to have work requirements for people who receive Medicaid health insurance. Our governor has said he’s on board, as has the interim director of the Department of Health and Welfare. The legislature has long argued … Continue reading

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Dice

It had to come to this. Abortion is just one facet of the procreation die (singular for dice). Infertility is another. And for many, mostly women, procreation does become a dicey endeavor. So now, with a righteous Alabama Supreme Court … Continue reading

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Numbers

Nobody roused a crowd talking about numbers. Images stir us. Just look at TikTok. But the numbers tell the truth. Maybe we just don’t want to know the truth. The brouhaha about how Idaho’s budget committee (Joint Finance and Appropriations … Continue reading

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Idiots

Are we, or are they? Maybe they just think we are. Megan Blanksma is no idiot. But her posture of protecting us from government intrusion makes me think she might think us so. Shame on her. She wants to change … Continue reading

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Again

I had this conversation with my wife yesterday about Idaho’s abortion laws. I have told this before, but she said I needed to say it again. She didn’t remember. Maybe you don’t either. The Idaho antiabortion statutes are so confusing, … Continue reading

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Shoot the Messenger

Last year I spoke too soon.  I applauded Representative Blanksma for making some recommendations to her body. This year I’m offering raspberries. She recommended expanded coverage for kids in the CHIP program, as well as a recommendation to expand Medicaid … Continue reading

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Work for It

It seems our Governor is considering work requirements for Medicaid enrollees. He hasn’t done his research. Or maybe he has, and this is a Trojan Horse, just waiting for the Idaho Freedom Foundation to roll it within its walls. Do … Continue reading

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Intentions

Do you want everybody to have health insurance? I am yelling this question into a sharp, dark westerly wind, in the middle of a long winters’ night. Questions like that know their own answers. I know it. But I want … Continue reading

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Shucks

I’ll bet you have been riveted to the goings on of the interim Idaho legislative committee looking into whether adopting a managed care contract for Idaho Medicaid would solve all our problems. What? You don’t know about this?  It’s more … Continue reading

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Stake

I’ll admit that I am not fully aware of the Idaho Code sections when I talk with patients. I believe I have a good sense of right and wrong, but legalese confuses me. And I was a State Senator for … Continue reading

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