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Opinion: The looming doctor shortage and central planning in health care
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Opinion: The looming doctor shortage and central planning in health care

  • DR. ROGER STARK Guest Columnist
  • Updated Aug 31, 2026

Regardless of what the current crop of progressives say, capitalism and the free market have given Americans the greatest number of innovation…

Opinion: Idaho now has an insurance committee. Can it make a difference?
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Opinion: Idaho now has an insurance committee. Can it make a difference?

  • REP. BEN FUHRIMAN Columnist
  • Updated Aug 13, 2026

For much of my professional life, I have worked in insurance and financial services. I understand why insurance exists, the important role it …

In Idaho, a public transit program can take you to the doctor. If it has enough funding
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In Idaho, a public transit program can take you to the doctor. If it has enough funding

  • KYLE PFANNENSTIEL Idaho Capital Sun
  • Updated Jul 29, 2026

For Ann Kirkwood, doctor appointments sometimes come all at once.

Opinion: States are getting serious about Medicaid fraud
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Opinion: States are getting serious about Medicaid fraud

  • DR. ROGER STARK Guest Columnist
  • Updated Jun 22, 2026

Medicaid is not a small entitlement program. Total spending on Medicaid for 2023, the last complete year of data, was $894 billion, with the f…

Opinion: More Americans are forced to pay Obamacare taxes
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Opinion: More Americans are forced to pay Obamacare taxes

  • DR. ROGER STARK Guest Columnist
  • Updated Jun 4, 2026

Remember when Obamacare passed in 2010, the American public was told that the law would hold down the ever-increasing cost of health care, you…

Opinion: Is consolidation in health care delivery best for patients?
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Opinion: Is consolidation in health care delivery best for patients?

  • DR. ROGER STARK Guest Columnist
  • Apr 3, 2026

There is a current trend for consolidation in our health care delivery system. Medical care in the United States has evolved unlike any other …

Opinion: Medicaid expansion repeal by another name
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Opinion: Medicaid expansion repeal by another name

  • Nate Roberts
  • Updated Mar 29, 2026

On Wednesday, the Idaho House Health and Welfare committee voted 8-7 to send H 138, a so-called Medicaid expansion ‘reform’ bill, to the floor…

Opinion: Clarity in the Face of Idaho House Bill 138
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Opinion: Clarity in the Face of Idaho House Bill 138

  • Mindy Benedetti
  • Updated Aug 22, 2026

You know that feeling at the end of a Jenga game—each move uncertain, each piece pulled threatening to destabilize the entire structure, leavi…

The Patient Quality Alliance recognizes Primary Care Specialists Clinic
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The Patient Quality Alliance recognizes Primary Care Specialists Clinic

  • The Patient Quality Alliance News release
  • Updated May 19, 2025

SOUTHEAST IDAHO — The Patient Quality Alliance would like to recognize the Primary Care Specialists Clinic for achieving excellence in prevent…

Patient Quality Alliance recognizes Firth Medical Center for focusing on prevention
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Patient Quality Alliance recognizes Firth Medical Center for focusing on prevention

  • Dr. Vermon Esplin For the Journal
  • Updated Jan 9, 2025

Patient Quality Alliance would like to congratulate the Firth Medical Center for its exemplary work in providing excellent care for its patien…

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