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Utah could provide Gem State a path to curbing growing Medicaid costs

Idaho’s neighbor to the south, Utah, could show the Gem State a path to curbing ever-rising Medicaid costs while, two Utah legislators believe, improving health service delivery performance. The Utah Legislature passed a plan to reform Medicaid this year with unanimous … Continue reading

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Idaho lawmaker mulling reform of state retirement system

At least one Gem State lawmaker, Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Idaho Falls, is looking to Utah for guidance on what a new pension program might look like.  Thompson, a member of the budget-setting committee, is studying a means of reforming the … Continue reading

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