Idaho and other health care workers nationwide are now required by federal law to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have been granted an exemption from their employer, as of March 15. However, the COVID-19 vaccine mandate saga continues ...
Read More »Businesses adapt to CMS vaccine mandate as Senate passes resolution of disapproval
Martin named CEO of Saint Al’s Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
Deanna Martin has assumed the role of CEO of Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, overseeing all day-to-day operations and patient care in Boise. Martin previously served as the CEO of various Encompass Health locations. She served as area CEO of ...
Read More »Idaho employers building resort housing 
Some Idaho employers are building, leasing and renting housing for their employees who are priced out of the state’s runaway housing market. This phenomenon is currently taking place in Idaho’s resort communities, since local businesses cannot survive without clerical personnel, ...
Read More »Bolano recognized among Modern Healthcare 2022 Top Women Leaders
Saint Alphonsus Health System has announced president and CEO Odette Bolano has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2022’s Top Women Leaders. The program honors the top women health care executives who are influencing the policy and care ...
Read More »McGeachin casts tie-breaking vote to pass medical school tuition payback bill
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin cast a tie-breaking vote on Wednesday morning in the Idaho Senate to pass a bill that will require graduates of Idaho’s medical school to practice in the state for at least four years or pay back ...
Read More »House passes bill to guarantee in-person caregiver visits at health facilities
The Idaho House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to approve a bill that would guarantee health care patients or residents of care facilities have a right to visits from an essential caregiver. If passed into law, Senate Bill 1353 would allow patients ...
Read More »The last regular COVID-19 media briefing 
During its March 15 COVID-19 media briefing, in an action that spoke much louder than words, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) announced that the briefing would be the last of its regularly scheduled media events for the ...
Read More »Idaho hospitals face ‘No Surprises Act’ requiring billing transparency 
Idaho’s expansion of Medicaid coverage may seem like an eternity ago, when the voter initiative known as “Proposition Two” passed with 61% approval in November 2018. But even though Medicaid expansion is estimated to grant coverage to 90,000 Idahoans, a ...
Read More »Bill requiring tuition payback for some Idaho medical students clears Senate committee
The Senate Education Committee easily passed a bill requiring graduates of Idaho’s medical school to practice in the state for at least four years or pay back any tuition subsidized by public dollars, along with a resolution to add 10 ...
Read More »Residential Center for Healing and Resilience by Idaho Youth Ranch begins taking shape 
Pause, take a breath, and image: 258 acres — green pastures for horses, spotted with ponds, near a forest, shaded walking trails and streams. This property, in Middleton, is intended to be a place of recovery for some of Idaho’s ...
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