{"id":9129,"date":"2012-07-13T16:00:46","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T22:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=9129"},"modified":"2012-07-13T16:00:46","modified_gmt":"2012-07-13T22:00:46","slug":"gov-otter-appoints-public-and-private-stakeholders-to-study-medicaid-expansion-insurance-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/07\/13\/gov-otter-appoints-public-and-private-stakeholders-to-study-medicaid-expansion-insurance-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Otter Appoints Public And Private Stakeholders To Study Medicaid Expansion, Insurance Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter<\/p><\/div>\n

Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter has created two groups to study Idaho’s health care options under the federal Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n

As some Republican governor’s across the U.S. are rejecting key components of President Obama’s health care law, Gov. Otter has said Idaho’s best bet<\/a> is to carefully examine expanding Medicaid and creating a health insurance exchange.<\/p>\n

The governor’s office announced 26 public and private stakeholders to work on the issue.\u00a0 The group tasked with studying a Medicaid expansion<\/a> will be lead by Idaho Department of Health and Welfare director Dick Armstrong.\u00a0 The second group, which will evaluate a health insurance exchange<\/a> will be lead by Idaho Department of Insurance director Bill Deal.<\/p>\n

Here’s the list of participants:

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