Utah Business Group on Health

Hosted by the Utah Health Policy Project, the Utah Business Group on Health (UBGH) 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.

We believe health system reform must start with Utah's small business owners and their employees because our economic success increasingly depends on access to affordable coverage.
Thus the UBGH is dedicated to finding systemic and financially sustainable solutions to the small business health care coverage crisis.

If we are serious about economic development in Utah, we will show bold leadership in healthsystem reform, starting with small businesses.

For more than a decade health policy in Utah has languished under misguided principles. The result? A decade of increasing costs, diminishing quality, and rapidly rising numbers of uninsured. Businesses, too, are feeling the pinch. Health benefit costs are increasing by double digits each year, making it impossible for many small businesses to cope. Gimmicks and band aids (like Health Savings Accounts) that fail to bring affordable, sustainable health care reform are no longer an option.

The UBGH will be working to implement the Utah Health Cooperative--a financially sustainable plan for providing health care coverage for all Utahns.

It is time for bold solutions to Utah’s health care crisis.
 
Utah Business Group on Health Factsheets:

• UBGH Factsheet
• Small Business Survey Findings