The legislation was drafted to let patients receive treatment by their personal physicians at any hospital, according to the report. An attorney from the Idaho Medical Association, Ken McClure, says there’s a fear that as healthcare in the state consolidates, hospitals may be less open to employing all qualified physicians.
An attorney from Boise-based St. Luke’s Medical Center has endorsed the bill, saying the hospital system has heard concerns about such issues from physicians and wants to eliminate such distractions.
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