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Utah Health Policy Project
508 East South Temple, Suite 45
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
(801) 433-2299


Welcome to the Utah Health Policy Project
The Utah Health Policy Project (UHPP) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to lasting solutions to the crisis of the uninsured and rising health care costs.


Guiding Principles for Health Care Reform
The Utah Health Policy Project has developed a set of Guiding Principles to help policymakers and the public evaluate proposals for health reform. We have made every effort to identify principles that achieve our goals of achieving quality, affordable, and sustainable health care coverage for all Utahns. We welcome suggestions for making the Principles more useful as a tool for evaluating reform proposals. more...


Mission
...to create quality, affordable, comprehensive health care coverage for all people in Utah through research, policy development, education, and community engagement activities.
Reform Implementation Station
Outlines federal health reform and how it impacts you. Provides timelines, tools and resources to help Utahns navigate implementation of health reform in our state.

Medicaid Policy Clinic
Provides timely critical analysis of Medicaid and CHIP policies, including the state's controversial waiver proposal.

Reform Initiatives
Assesses the current health care system, specifically the private market, and works on solutions that will expand access, increase quality and contain costs.
Quality/Equality Watch
Dedicated to ensuring that health system reforms result in the elimination of health disparities and improved quality of care for all.
Utah Business Group on Health
Provides its members with credible, concise information, forums for the exchange of ideas, and a strong voice in policy debates around rising health care costs.
 

Only Search UHPP

UHPP is hiring a new executive director! Click here for full job posting.

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.

The May 2013 issue of Health Matters (pdf) is out. Look for new issues every month for the rest of the year..

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

Take Care Utah/UHPP released a new report on exactly who will benefit from expanding Medicaid. Check out: The Medicaid Expansion and Utah: Keeping the Promise in the Promise Neighborhoods

Hot off the press for the 2013 legislative session: Utah’s Medicaid Accountable Care Transformation - UHPP's push to continue Utah's cost-saving reforms.

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

The Affordable Care Act 2013 - The Road Ahead for Utah - This recently updated briefing describes the health reform decisions and challenges facing the 2013 General Session. For example, what kind of ACA exchange will Utah have on January 1, 2014? (January 17, 2013)

Good Governance for Utah's Exchange - Best pracices from other states show why adopting transparent, inclusive governance will ensure that Utah's state-run health exchanges can succeed. (January 17, 2013)

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)

JUNE

Medicaid Expansion Community Workgroup
Calendar of meetings (link)

Utahns for Medicaid Expansion (U4ME)
NEW DATE!
Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 11th
Time: 3:30pm
NEW LOCATION: AARP Utah (6975 Union Park Center, Suite 320, Midvale, UT) (map)

Consumers Union ACA Outreach and Education Event
Date: June 2013
Time: TBD
Location: TBD

Legislative Interim Schedule (2013)
Download a PDF version of the interim schedule

Key Dates and Meetings:

Wednesday June 19, 2013
9am-12pm
-Health and Human Services
-Business and Labor

Wednesday July 17, 2013
9am-12pm
-Health and Human Services
-Business and Labor

Wednesday Sept. 18, 2013
9am-12pm
-Health and Human Services
-Business and Labor

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013
9am-12pm
-Health and Human Services
-Business and Labor

Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013
9am-12pm
-Health and Human Services
-Business and Labor

2013 Legislative General Session (ended 3/14/13)
For a list of all 104 legislators, their contact info, and leadership assignments, download UHPP’s 2013 Legislative Roster and Bill Tracker.

Advocates Meetings

Utahns for Medicaid Expansion (U4ME)
Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 11th
Time: 3:30pm
NEW LOCATION: AARP Utah (6975 Union Park Center, Suite 320, Midvale, UT) (map)

Real Exchange Utah (RxUtah)
Information and Agendas here