Health care leaders gather to address impending insurance crisis

Federal health care cuts are creating immense harm to Idaho families that will roll out for years

Idaho's U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo stands to the right of President Donald Trump as the president signs the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025. (Courtesy of White House Office of Legislative Affairs)Idaho’s U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo’s choice to revise the House version of the 2025 reconciliation bill (H.R.1) and expand the child tax credit to include two million previously excluded children was a good, …

Taking it to the streets: Kansas nonprofits tour state to raise alarm over impending federal cuts

Representatives of Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, Kansas Appleseed and Kansas Action for Children speak to an audience in Iola about H.R. 1, the "big, beautiful bill" touted by President Donald Trump. (Submitted)Much like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman joined forces to fight evildoers as the Justice League, so the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, Kansas Action for Children and Kansas Appleseed joined forces to combat apathy and misinformation w…

Health care leaders gather to address impending insurance crisis

According to Governor Gavin Newsom’s office, Californians will see an average monthly share of their Covered California health insurance premiums increase from 73% to 388% starting in January, 2026, due to the HR1- dubbed President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” Newsom’s office estimates that nearly 2 million Californians currently receiving Covered California will be financially decimated by the health care bill hikes- and estimates that hundred…