Take Care Utah is unveiling our "What's More Risky II" campaign this week. See and share these images on TCU's Facebook page and Twitter feed - or download them below:

127 Hours (jpeg)
Butch Cassidy (jpeg)
Dumb&Dumber (jpeg)
Footloose (jpeg)
High School Musical (jpeg)
Indiana Jones (jpeg)
John Carter (jpeg)
Forrest Gump (jpeg)
The Sandlot (jpeg)
PDF collage (pdf)

"Make It or Break It" is how we describe the Medicaid deadlock at the legislature in UHPP's latest issue of Health Matters newsletter. Read it now (web version)

Which Utah plan closes the coverage gap and spends taxpayer dollars wisely?
Check our updated 1-page comparison of all three plans on the table.
Download it here (pdf)

"3 Ways to Cover a Gap" is the lead article in UHPP's latest issue of Health Matters newsletter. Download it as a (pdf) or read it as a (web version)

Check out Utah's ACA "facts and figures" from the first four months of enrollment

Our friends at Voices for Utah Children commissioned this data report on Utah's Medicaid Coverage Gap from Provo-based Notalys (pdf)

"Medicaid Expansion Hits a Snag" is the lead article in UHPP's February 2014 issue of Health Matters newsletter. Download it as a (pdf) or read it as a (web version)

Download our updated version (2/5/14) of our Utah Legislature Tracking Sheet (xls)

Learn why "Medicaid Expansion Gets Real" in Utah, plus a preview of the "What's More Risky Campaign"--all in the December 2013 issue of Health Matters newsletter is ready to read (pdf) (web version)

2013 Enrollment Update
How many Utahns signed up for ACA insurance in 2013? 18,633 according to this HHS report from January 13, 2013.

Check out Take Care Utah's "What's More Risky" social media campaign to get young adults in Utah to pay attention to health insurnace--and the great deals created by the ACA. Check out each image below:
Climbing | Fan | Fry Sauce | Inversion | Mtn. Biking | Salt Flats | Snowboarding | Flags

The 2014 Legislative starts on January 27, 2014. Here's an updated Legslative Roster.

ACA Enrollment Toolkits:
Enrollment FAQ
How to Sign Up

5 Reasons Not to Expand Medicaid in the November 2013 issue of Health Matters newsletter is ready to read (web version)

Need help enrolling in new ACA insurance?
UHPP created this helpful PDF: "Four ACA Enrollment Resources for Utah"

CHECK IT OUT!
Utah Enrollment Figures through November 13th
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CMS/HHS Enrollment data from healthcare.gov

UHPP Fall Conference
We Have Liftoff – Real-time Data from the Launch of Obamacare
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2013
Time: 8:00am-4:30pm
Location: Red Lion Hotel
Check out the Agenda

Speaker and panel discussions will include:

>>Keynote speaker: Greg Bell (CEO and President, Utah Hospital Association)

>> A Critical Look at the Launch of Utah’s Health Insurance Marketplaces
>> Navigators: Early Reports from the Trenches
>> Bumps in the Road: The View from Other States
>> Utah’s Options for Medicaid Expansion

Slow Launch or Failed Start? The October 2013 issue of Health Matters is ready to read online.

Nerd Alert!
In September the Utah Dept. of Insurance published a 356-page PDF that lists premium prices for every insurance plan on the Utah marketplace by age and region. It's a fascinating look at what plans will cost in Utah.

Read our ACA launch predictions in the September 2013 issue of Health Matters - available now online.

Matt Slonker named the new Executive Director of UHPP. Read more here.

To sign up for Health Matters, UHPP's monthly online newsletter, email Jason

he rates are here!
On August 22, the Utah Dept. of Insurance released several premiums for the new Utah insurance marketplace. We think they look pretty good. Here's a copy of the rate release document.

The August 2013 issue of Health Matters (pdf) is now available online.

The July 2013 issue of Health Matters (pdf) is now available online.

The June 2013 issue of Health Matters (pdf) is out..

At last, here is the PCG cost-benefit study on Medicaid Expansion in Utah. 140 pages of data and wonk heaven. Check back here for updated analysis from UHPP.r..

Read UHPP's analysis of the latest CMS guidance on navigators on ACA exchange - what it means for Utah..

Check out our new Medicaid Expansion Storybook! Utahns Speak Up: Join the Medicaid Expansion.

Check out UHPP's re-launched Facebook and Twitter presence. Like us.

Medicaid Expansion

Utahns Speak Up: Join the Medicaid Expansion (Storybook) (February 11, 2013)

The State of Utah Medicaid 2013 (January 17, 2013)

Essential Health Benefits

The Essential Health Benefits: Fill the Gaps (September 7, 2012)

Essential Health Benefits Overview (June 14, 2012)

State Employees Health Program (June 14, 2012)

Other Topics

Navigators: Helping Utahns Find the Right Health Insurance (September 11, 2012)

Wellness and Prevention in Medicaid Invest in What's Working: Carrots not Sticks (August 17, 2012)