News Releases

Medicare Open Enrollment runs from October 15 through December 7, 2025, and the Idaho Department of Insurance (DOI) is advising Medicare beneficiaries to carefully review their options this year.

The Idaho Department of Insurance (DOI) has received preliminary premium rates from health insurance carriers for plans sold starting January 2026.

The Idaho Department of Insurance (DOI) announced today that Mark Chafin, of Post Falls, Idaho, has pleaded guilty to one count of felony insurance fraud in connection with a workers compensation claim. The plea follows an investigation led by the DOI’s Fraud Investigation Unit.

The Idaho Department of Insurance (DOI) announced today that Jill Marie Buratto of Nampa, Idaho pleaded guilty to insurance fraud, a felony, for falsely reporting and accounting for fiduciary and/or trust funds and diverting those funds to her own use.

The Idaho Department of Insurance (DOI) announced today that Elisa Hernandez, (Caldwell), was convicted of one felony count of insurance fraud following an investigation by the Department’s Fraud Unit.

Following one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in Idaho’s recent history, the Idaho Department of Insurance and State Fire Marshal are urging residents to take proactive steps now to prepare their homes and families before fire strikes.

A devastating house fire that broke out the evening of Sunday, May 4 in Garden Valley has been ruled as having an undetermined cause.

The Idaho Department of Insurance has published Bulletin 25-03 to provide guidance on House Bill 134, which requires health insurance plans to provide additional preventive breast cancer screenings at no cost to members for in-network services.

The Idaho Department of Insurance (DOI) will hold a public forum and accept public comments regarding Idaho’s Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver on May 30, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM MST.