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Apr 2

The Idaho Patient Act: What it means for Idahoans

This article was originally published in the Idaho State Business Journal on March 20, 2020 The Idaho Patient Act was…

Mar 25

Idaho’s Hospitals – What the Governor’s Waiver of DHW Rules Means to Your Facility

On March 23, 2020, Governor Brad Little suspended 125 state administrative rules (including rules for Medicaid, and licensure of physicians,…

Mar 17

An Overview of Involuntary Mental Health Holds in Idaho

This article was previously published in the March/April 2020 edition of the Advocate. There are few things in life more…

May 9

What the Medicaid Expansion Ballot Initiative Could Mean for Idaho

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, was passed in 2010 by the narrowest of margins in…

May 30

What the American Health Care Act Could Mean For Idaho

On May 4, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives accomplished the first step in repealing and replacing the Patient Protection…

Feb 10

Moving Towards a Workable Definition of ‘Community’ After Bybee v. Gorman

By Marvin M. Smith and Austin Strobel For nearly 40 years, Idaho, like other sparsely populated states, has adhered to…

Jun 26

King v. Burwell: Obamacare Survives Another Challenge

Idaho’s business community is certainly familiar with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), sometimes referred to, often derisively, as “Obamacare.” With…

Jun 25

IBR features Article by Tom Mortell – Health Care Quality is a Business Issue

Five years after the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it is clear that the Act has…

Jun 3

IBR Features Article by Tom Mortell – Idaho’s Telehealth Access Act: Another Step Toward Reform

Many Idaho businesses would argue that relief from ever-increasing insurance premiums is long overdue. The passage of the Idaho Telehealth…

April 2020
- 04/02: The Idaho Patient Act: What it means for Idahoans
March 2020
- 03/25: Idaho’s Hospitals – What the Governor’s Waiver of DHW Rules Means to Your Facility
- 03/17: An Overview of Involuntary Mental Health Holds in Idaho
May 2018
- 05/09: What the Medicaid Expansion Ballot Initiative Could Mean for Idaho
May 2017
- 05/30: What the American Health Care Act Could Mean For Idaho
February 2016
- 02/10: Moving Towards a Workable Definition of ‘Community’ After Bybee v. Gorman
June 2015
- 06/26: King v. Burwell: Obamacare Survives Another Challenge
- 06/25: IBR features Article by Tom Mortell – Health Care Quality is a Business Issue
- 06/03: IBR Features Article by Tom Mortell – Idaho’s Telehealth Access Act: Another Step Toward Reform
February 2015
- 02/26: IBR Features Article by Tom Mortell – Medicaid Redesign Is Important For Idaho’s Businesses
November 2014
- 11/11: IBR Features Article On Health Insurance Rebates: What Should Employers Do With The Money?
July 2014
- 07/24: IBR Features Article by Tom Mortell on Health Care Reform – Idaho’s Physician Shortage and Telemedicine
May 2014
- 05/20: IBR Features Article On the One Year Update of Idaho’s Health Insurance Exchange
April 2014
- 04/22: IBR Features Article on the Fee for Idahoans Who Don’t Purchase Health Insurance
March 2014
- 03/24: IBR Features Attorney Article About Health Care Reform and the 60 Day Repayment Rule
January 2014
- 01/31: Antitrust Decision Adverse to St. Luke’s is Part of Nationwide Trend
- 01/02: Does Saying, ‘I’m Sorry’ Help?
October 2013
- 10/25: Electronic Records Designed to Reduce Costs, Improve Health
September 2013
- 09/11: Medicaid Expansion in Idaho
- 09/03: Health Care Reform and Idaho’s Nonprofit Hospitals
August 2013
- 08/29: Employers Must Provide Health Insurance Exchange Notice by October 1, 2013
- 08/14: HIPAA Compliance Deadline Next Month
July 2013
- 07/17: IRS Announces Delay in Key Affordable Care Act Reporting Requirement
- 07/11: Employers Should Review Benefit Plans in Light of Invalidation of DOMA
June 2013
- 06/27: Approaching Deadline for 2013 Participant Fee Disclosure Notice
- 06/24: Idaho’s Health Insurance Exchange Onward and Upward
- 06/24: Health Care Reform Compliance for Employers: Hidden Perils of the Shared Responsibility Requirements
- 06/24: The Other Side of Health Care Reform
- 06/12: Local News 8 Covers Health Care Reform Seminar in Pocatello
May 2013
- 05/10: Employers Must Provide Exchange Notice to Employees by October 1, 2013
- 05/03: Idaho’s Employers Have a Stake in Medicaid Expansion
April 2013
- 04/12: Idaho’s Health Insurance Exchange: What’s Next?
March 2013
- 03/20: The S Corporation Loophole in the 2013 Medicare Surtax and Disregarded Entity Owners
February 2013
- 02/22: Health Care Reform Article Featured in IBR
- 02/07: Deadline Delayed for Health Care Reform Notice to Employees
December 2012
- 12/31: Health Plan Sponsors Should Prepare for a $63 per Participant Fee in 2014
November 2012
- 11/08: Employer Health Care Reform Responsibilities Through 2013
October 2012
- 10/31: Governor’s Workgroup Recommends Health Insurance Exchange, Now State Must Move Quickly
- 10/19: Modern Healthcare Interviews Hawley Troxell Attorneys
- 10/18: Why Idaho Businesses Should Care Whether Idaho Establishes a State-Based Health Insurance Exchange
July 2012
- 07/27: Health Care Legislative Update − 2012
June 2012
- 06/14: The Resurgence of the Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine
- 06/13: Idaho’s Peer Review Privilege — Lessons Learned
May 2012
- 05/11: CMS Change to Hospital Conditions of Participation Requires Medical Staff Membership on Hospital Boards
March 2012
- 03/19: HIPAA Update: State Attorney General Initiates Enforcement Action under HITECH
February 2012
- 02/24: Health Insurance Exchanges – What Idaho’s Health Care Providers Should Know
- 02/14: Providing Interpreters
January 2012
- 01/19: Audit Your Physician Contracts: Avoid Stark and Anti-Kickback Repayments
December 2011
- 12/20: Is Your HIPAA Authorization Valid?
November 2011
- 11/30: Gifts to Patients and Potential Referral Sources
- 11/20: Consent for Treatment by Minors
October 2011
- 10/20: Pitfalls of Practitioner Compensation
September 2011
- 09/20: Do You Have Valid Business Associate Agreements?
August 2011
- 08/20: Professional Courtesy Problems
July 2011
- 07/20: Responding to Subpoenas
June 2011
- 06/20: Physician Contracts: Navigating Anti-Kickback and Stark Laws
May 2011
- 05/20: Medical Liens Under Idaho Law
March 2011
- 03/20: HIPAA Penalties Now Mandatory for Willful Neglect
February 2011
- 02/23: Accountable Care Organizations: Status Update
- 02/20: Beware Excluded Entities: Check the LEIE
January 2011
- 01/20: The New Stark Self-Disclosure Protocol
July 2010
- 07/01: Health Care Reform and Idaho’s Non-Profit Hospitals
- 07/01: Proposed HIPAA Changes: Business Associate Requirements and More
April 2010
- 04/01: Health Care Reform: Important Fraud and Abuse Provisions for Providers
- 04/01: Health Care Reform Provides Tax Credits for Small Businesses NOW
March 2010
- 03/01: Health Care Reform Resources
February 2010
- 02/01: Amending Business Associate Agreements: Wait for New Regulations
- 02/01: Privacy Breach Notification Rules: OCR to Begin Imposing Penalties for Failure to Comply

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