Idaho First to Pull Back the Curtain on Health Insurance Pain
The state flag hangs in the statehouse rotunda in Boise, Idaho.
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Hi, it’s Uma in New York. Now that I’ve graduated, I’ve started thinking about health insurance. While I was reporting this week, I learned how being an adult can require making some really difficult decisions. More on that in a moment, but first …
Idaho residents who rely on the state’s health insurance exchange had a rude awakening yesterday. As the first people in the country to begin picking their coverage for 2026, they’re confronting the sticker shock that’s at the root of the US government shutdown.