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Idaho lawmakers are launching a new working group to unravel the tangled world of health insurance, sparked by a major insurer dropping an East Idaho hospital — a move that’s ignited fears about access and affordability. The bipartisan panel, with half its members from East Idaho, will investigate claim denials, treatment delays, unpaid services, and how insurer performance affects patient health — all while aiming to propose real policy fixes. With Regence, the insurer behind the dispute and the state’s employee health plan, at the center of the storm, lawmakers like House Speaker Mike Moyle want to dig deep, not just react. The group’s first meeting is set for August 11, co-chaired by two East Idaho reps and including the state’s only Democratic appointee, as they tackle the full cost picture of healthcare in Idaho.

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