Posts Tagged ‘Department of Health and Welfare’

Lawmaker wants to explore using contractors to build exchange, but departments pan idea

By Dustin Hurst
January 20th, 2012

Legislators have yet to decide if they want to build a state-based health insurance exchange, but at least one lawmaker wants to explore the options of how best to accomplish that task. Rep. Fred Wood, R-Burley, a backer of exchange development, told IdahoReporter.com that he wants the state’s two departments working on the idea to explore using [...]

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New Medicaid system will have to verify some residents’ information through IRS

By Dustin Hurst
January 18th, 2012

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

By Dustin Hurst
September 10th, 2011

Otter approves $11 million in federal health reform money

By Brad Iverson-Long
August 12th, 2011

Idaho food stamp growth saw massive drop in June

By Dustin Hurst
July 27th, 2011

Budget surplus ticketed to education, taxpayers

By Brad Iverson-Long
July 12th, 2011

State delaying hospitals’ Medicaid payments into next week

By Brad Iverson-Long
June 24th, 2011

Maximum income limits raised for family nutrition program

By Brad Iverson-Long
June 24th, 2011

DHW hits billing goal for co-pays on Medicaid plan for children

By Dustin Hurst
May 17th, 2011

Despite executive order, some Obamacare money could be used in Idaho

By Dustin Hurst
May 5th, 2011