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Idaho has no medical school and currently relies on the multi-state WWAMI agreement to educate and place Idaho medical students. Dr. Mary Barinaga and Dr. Joseph Holmstead join the show this week to discuss a legislative proposal that might undo that medical education agreement and why it has doctors concerned.

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Disability coverage for some patients will see automatic insurance change

Insurance coverage for some disabled Idahoans will automatically shift this summer after the state dropped its Blue Cross of Idaho contract for dual-enrollee recipients.

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Committee advances bill to improve breast cancer screening coverage

In an emotional hearing Monday, a House committee advanced a bill to mandate that insurers pay for advanced testing in some women with a high risk of breast cancer.

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Senate committee advances firing squad execution bill

The Idaho Department of Correction failed to carry out the execution of 74-year-old Thomas Creech on Feb. 28, 2024, after the medical team could not establish an IV line to carry out the lethal injection. The bill now heads to the full Senate for a vote.

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The Senate passed two bills this week that would reorganize Idaho's landlord-tenant code and require that landlords only charge application fees for a vacant unit to two prospective tenants at a time, as well as that those application fees must be related to the actual costs of a criminal background check and processing the application.

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Legislators pass mandatory minimum fine for misdemeanor pot charges

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday to add a mandatory $300 fine for all misdemeanor possession of marijuana charges, sending the bill to the governor’s desk for his signature.

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