Letter to the Editor: Republicans drive healthcare costs way up

Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not the Teton Valley News or its staff. Teton Valley News publishes a range of community perspectives and welcomes responses.Dear Editor,Last weeks article, "Idaho distributes $186 million healthcare award" is a perfect example of how difficult it is to get accurate information about our State Government in a State which is completely controlled by a single supermajority party.Governor Little does an excellent job of using our taxpayers' money to celebrate Republican achievements without telling the whole story. In this case, missing from the story is the fact that the money for "improving healthcare access in rural areas" is half of what was taken away from the public from cutting Medicaid and reducing ACA subsidies. That's why no Democrats voted for it. I guess a headline like "Republicans drive healthcare costs way up but Idaho State throws us a bone" wouldn't go over so well.Ralph MossmanDriggs

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