26-05-2025
How Boise area's health care landscape has changed in recent months
Stories by Idaho Statesman journalists, with AI summarization
Boise's health care landscape has shifted quickly in recent months. Lawmakers passed new rules, like House Bill 345, which adds work requirements for Medicaid expansion recipients and seeks to control costs through a network of providers on fixed budgets. Another bill would give medical workers the right to refuse non-emergency services, such as vaccines, due to moral or religious beliefs, raising concerns about access in rural communities.
Lawmakers want to let doctors bow out of procedures that violate their beliefs. Former St. Luke's head says the bill 'misrepresents' medical ethics. | Published March 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Sarah Cutler
'We want Idahoans to become as self-sufficient as possible,' Little said. | Published March 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Sarah Cutler
Several doctors opposed to the vaccine presented at the meeting. | Published October 24, 2024 | Read Full Story by Angela Palermo
The former director of trauma care at Saint Alphonsus is suing the Boise hospital. This is why, and what Saint Alphonsus says about it. | Published May 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Angela Palermo
Here's how the seven board members voted regarding the health district that serves four counties. | Published May 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Angela Palermo
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
