For a patient with a high risk of a cancer diagnosis, the most frightening part of an extra scan should be the result, not the bill that may arrive weeks later. Oklahoma’s new cancer coverage laws, Senate Bill 109 and House Bill 1389, became law last year. They were written around a simple idea: no […]
Imagine tearing a ligament on a weekend hike and calling around for a price on the surgery, only to find that the same procedure costs twice as much at one hospital as it does at another less than a hundred miles away. No difference in the treatment, no difference in the outcome. Just a difference […]
A vote that U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany cast in June 2025 has become a centerpiece of healthcare advocates’ criticism of the Republican candidate for governor. Tiffany, along with all Republican members of Congress and no Democrats, joined in the passage of the 2025 HR 1 — the legislation that President Donald Trump and U.S. House […]
State Farm has begun sending checks to customers after the company announced its largest dividend in history.
Idaho U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher will face three election challengers for his seat this November. The candidates in the race acknowledged that the increasing cost of living is a major challenge Idahoans are facing, but largely disagree on how to solve it. Democrat Kaylee Peterson, independent Sarah Zabel, and Constitution Party candidate Brendan Gomez are […]
After a public contract dispute that led an East Idaho hospital to become out of network with a major health insurer, the two businesses agreed to a contract. The deal brings Portneuf Medical Center in-network for Regence BlueShield of Idaho, according to a joint announcement made Saturday by the hospital and insurer. For two months, […]
Charles Olivier-Rivard is seeking to launch a class-action suit against more than a dozen major retailers, amongst them Best Buy, Costco, and Walmart, claiming they wrongly charged provincial and federal sales tax for such items as product protection plans and extended warranties.
Months after one of Idaho’s largest health insurers asked the state for help with unusual billing practices by a North Idaho hospital, the insurer is still waiting for assistance. Blue Cross argues that Post Falls ER & Hospital is out-of-network for health insurers and instead relies heavily on a new arbitration process created by Congress. […]
This article first appeared on KFF Health News. More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide. While knee replacement procedures have become standard, however, the prices […]
Inflation cooled slightly in July thanks in part to a dip in gas prices, but many consumers aren’t feeling any relief. David McLennan, a veteran political scientist at Meredith College, told NC Newsline that there’s a disconnect between the data and the economic pain consumers are facing. “Economic perceptions are getting to the point where […]
