Considering the numbers of complaints people have had about health insurance, one might expect this to be a very busy area. But in Idaho, not so much. Eileen Mundorff, who works on the program, said that in the first calendar year of the program (2010), the department received 13 requests for external review; of those, two company denials were overturned by independent review organizations. So far in 2011 the department has received 22 external review requests, and as of September 8, an estimated $284,821 was recovered for policyholders. Idaho has been approved by the federal government as meeting requirements for external reviews/Randy Stapilus, Ridenbaugh Press. More here.

Idaho Blog Rdp:

• Responding to terror w/courage & love/Fort Boise
• American teacher/MeAndG, 43rd State Blues
• Why am I in Montana/Brad Smith, ICL
• Reflections: 10 years on/Marc Johnson, Johnson Report
• Losing our innocence/Political Game
• Jeremy Hill and the grizzly/Randy Stapilus, Ridenbaugh Press
• Idaho groups seek to influence N-waste future decisions/Rocky Barker

Question: Why do you suppose so few health insurance complaints are filed by Idahoans?