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  • October 26, 2020 - Idaho moves back to Stage 3 amid healthcare capacity constraints statewide

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little signed a statewide public health order today moving Idaho back into a modified Stage 3 of the Idaho Rebounds plan as healthcare facilities throughout the state face alarming demand and capacity constraints due to increasing COVID-19 spread.   “Hospitals throughout the state are quickly filling up or are already full with COVID-19 patients and other patients, and way too […]

  • August 14, 2020 - Additional funds to feed families in need, protect Idahoans in long-term care facilities

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little’s Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee (CFAC) approved additional funds today to support community food banks and residents of long-term care facilities. The Idaho Foodbank will receive $2.56 million to serve struggling families across Idaho, and Idaho’s long-term care facilities will receive an additional $10 million to cover their costs in […]

  • August 6, 2020 - Gov. Little announces membership and first meeting of three-branch Idaho Behavioral Health Council

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today the membership of the recently established Idaho Behavioral Health Council. In February, all five Idaho Supreme Court Justices and legislative leaders joined Governor Little for the signing of an executive order creating the council, a historic three-branch collaboration to study the state behavioral health delivery system and […]

  • July 20, 2020 - Gov. Little applauds federal court decision supporting Idaho health insurance option

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little applauded a federal court decision that supports Idaho’s approach for Enhanced Short-term Plans, a healthcare insurance option that provides better protection against preexisting condition exclusions and more robust benefits in areas where traditional short-term plans have fallen short. “Many Idaho families have been priced out of Affordable Care Act […]

  • June 22, 2020 - Gov. Little cuts more red tape, preserves recent healthcare advances moving forward

    Boise, Idaho – Idaho’s unprecedented advances in telehealth and healthcare access this year will be preserved long after COVID-19 with a new executive order Governor Brad Little signed today. “Our loosening of healthcare rules since March helped to increase the use of telehealth services, made licensing easier, and strengthened the capacity of our healthcare workforce […]

  • December 17, 2019 - Enhanced Short-term Plans available for Idaho families in 2020

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today that Idahoans will have even more affordable health insurance options with the availability of Enhanced Short-term Plans beginning January 1, 2020. Enhanced Short-term Plans are comprehensive health insurance plans with essential benefits that provide an alternative for families needing coverage. The plans are especially helpful to those […]