July 2019
Media Advisory: Full Medicaid Expansion Now Rally and Message Display Event (July 29, 2019)
UHPP responds to report that partial expansion waiver will be denied (July 26, 2019)
Media Alert: Governor Herbert Releases Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Video (July 25, 2019)
Grant to help connect Utah kids to health care awarded to UHPP, Take Care Utah (July 10, 2019)
Utah Health Care Advocate Headed to DC To Testify Before Congress on ACA Repeal Threat (July 9, 2019)
Utah Advocates Submitted More Than 1600 Public Comments on Utah Medicaid Waiver (July 1, 2019)
June 2019
New Report Shows Utah Medicaid Changes Would Cause $39 Million Budget Shortfall (6/27/2019)
May 2019
Utah Health Care Advocates’ Statement on Harmful ‘Per Capita Cap’ Waiver (5/30/2019)
Protect Our Care Rally Media Advisory (5/6/2019)
April 2019
Per Capita Cap Boot Camp with Eliot Fishman (4/15/2019)
March 2019
Partial Medicaid Expansion Creates Secondary Coverage Gaps (3/29/2019)
UHPP responds to federal court ruling on work reporting requirements (3/27/2019)
UHPP responds to HB 441’s harmful excise tax on health insurance premiums (3/6/2019)
February 2019
UHPP responds to Governor Herbert signing SB 96, Medicaid Expansion Adjustments, into law (2/11/2019)
UHPP response to House vote on SB 96 (2/8/2019)
UHPP response to Prop 3 Medicaid expansion repeal House committee vote (2/6/2019)
UHPP releases 4 Utah-specific health care affordability data briefs (2/6/2019)
Message display and press conference following Senate vote on Medicaid expansion repeal (2/4/2019)
January 2019
UHPP responds to Prop 3 Medicaid expansion repeal bill passing out of Senate HHS committee (1/29/2019)
UHPP responds to new bills to repeal Proposition 3 Medicaid expansion (1/26/2019)
Utah legislators seek repeal of Medicaid expansion in opposition to voters- new analysis (1/25/2019)
Rally Against Repeal- Protect Medicaid Expansion (1/23/2019)
December 2018
UHPP statement on 2019 increase in ACA individual market enrollment (12/20/2018)
November 2018
We did it! Full Medicaid expansion is coming to Utah (11/8/2018)
Utah voters pass Prop 3’s Medicaid expansion, validating years of advocacy efforts (11/8/2018)
October 2018
Proposition 3 will create 14,000 jobs according to new UHPP report (10/17/2018)
Utah community groups oppose rule change that will impact immigrant communities (10/10/2018)
September 2018
announcing the 3rd annual Hispanic Heritage Parade at the Gateway (9/20/2018)
August 2018
New UHPP report shows Proposition 3 would be a boon for Utah’s economy (8/13/2018)
May 2018
UHPP statement on Medicaid expansion officially qualifying for the November ballot (5/29/2018)
April 2018
Lynn Quincy and Andy Slavitt to discuss health care affordability (4/12/2018)
March 2018
Utah’s HB 472 is a Medicaid expansion plan destined for denial (3/5/2018)
January 2018
UHPP statement on CHIP renewal (1/19/2018)
December 2017
UHPP statement on impressive 2018 open enrollment numbers (12/21/2017)
Republican tax bill “Sneaky Repeal” will cost Utahns who rely on health care (12/20/2017)
October 2017
Utah’s Open Enrollment Begins Wednesday: Here’s What You Need to Know (10/30/2017)
UHPP to present latest analysis of 2018 insurance marketplace at legislature this Wednesday at 1pm (10/10/17)
September 2017
Kill the Zombie Bill Healthcare Rally (9/22/2017)
August 2017
UHPP’s Statement on Molina Leaving Utah’s Marketplace (8/2/2017)
July 2017
Senate’s “skinny” health bill is lean on logic (7/27/2017)
Letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch about Senate Health Bill (7/13/2017)
Letter to Sen. Mike Lee about Senate Health Bill (7/13/2017)
Proposed Medicaid Changes: What’s at Stake? (7/11/2017)
Utah Advocacy Groups Oppose Proposed Changes to Utah Medicaid and PCN (7/10/2017)
June 2017
Yet again, CBO predicts tens of thousands of Utahns at risk of losing coverage
(6/26/2017)
UHPP asks Secretary Tom Price to listen to real story about ACA in Utah
(6/26/2017)
Senate healthcare bill “bad deal” for all Utahns who depend on healthcare
(6/22/2017)
May 2017
CBO predicts tens of thousands of Utahns at risk of losing health coverage
(5/24/2017)
Utahns with pre-existing health conditions at risk with passage of AHCA today
(5/4/2017)
April 2017
New GOP Healthcare Bill Threatens Health and Financial Security for all Utahns
(4/27/2017)
May 2016
Community Advocacy Organizations to Provide Public Comment on the State’s 1115 Waiver for Medicaid Extension
(5/18/2016)
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
175,637 Utahns Sign Up for Health Insurance as Open Enrollment Ends (PDF Report)
(2/9/2016)
December 2015
ACA Deadline Extended to 12/17 | 80,887 Utahns Enroll in New Coverage
(7/6/2015)
September 2015
Utah Navigators Awarded $740,090 Grant
(7/6/2015)
July 2015
Economic Analysis: The Healthy Utah Plan Provides Six Times More Value
per Dollar than Utah Cares (Media Brief) (Full Report)
(7/6/2015)
June 2015
Why ACA Subsidies Matter in Utah (PDF)
(6/10/2015)
March 2015
Take Care Utah Solves the State’s Hardest Enrollment Challenges (PDF)
(3/31/2015)
Healthy Utah Passes Senate (PDF)
(3/10/2015)
February 2015
140,221 Utahns Signed Up For Health Insurance on Healthcare.gov (PDF)
(2/19/2015)
Utah Legislature Forum on Healthy Utah Plan (PDF)
(2/9/2015)
November 2014
UHPP Fall Conference Preview (PDF)
(11/21/2014)
Take Care Utah Family Festival (PDF)
(11/12/2014)
October 2014
Healthy Utah Candlelight Vigil (PDF)
(10/13/2014)
September 2014
Take Care Utah Awarded $485,198 Federal Grant
(9/8/2014)
August 2014
Utah Filmmaker Paul Gibbs Receives $3,500 Grant to Highlight Coverage Gap
(8/5/2014)
May 2014
March 2014
The End is Near for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
(3/25/2014)
39,902 Utahns Signed Up for Insurance on Healthcare.gov
(3/11/2014)
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell to Speak about Health Coverage
(3/6/2014)
February 2014
Governor Announces His Plan to Close Utah’s Coverage Gap
(2/27/2014
Senate Bill Closing Utah’s Coverage Gap Passes Committee, 3-1
(2/26/2014)
Legislators Face a Clear Choice to Close Utah’s Coverage Gap
(2/25/2014)
August 2013
UHPP, AUCH and United Way 2-1-1 Receive $406,788 from HHS
(8/16/2013)
May 2013
Initial Response to Public Consulting Group’s Study on the Medicaid Expansion(5/23/2013
Utah Small Businesses Left Out of Latest Exchange Decision (5/10/2013
February 2013
Medicaid Expansion Will Cost Much Less than Projected (3/1/2013)
Utah’s Economy Will Benefit from Medicaid Expansion (2/13/2013)
January 2013
UHPP Reaction to HHS Conditional Approval of Utah’s State-Run Exchange (1/3/2013)
December 2012
Better Care Conference & Summit (12/14/12)
PDFs of PowerPoint Presentations (click to view/download)
Better Care: Maximizing Opportunity in the ACA and Beyond (Renee Markus Hodin)
Better Care at Lower Cost for Medicaid: What Will It Take? (Brent James, MD)
Transforming Health Care In Oregon (David Labby, MD PhD)
The Camden Model An Integrated Community-led Safety-net Accountable Care Organization (Joseph Fleming)
Patient Incentives in Medicaid (Lydia Mitts)
November 2012
UHPP Statement on Elections Results 2012: What It Means for Health Reform (11/7/2012)
September 2012
Statement on Utah’s Pathway to Accountable Care (Patient-Centered Medicaid Reforms) (9/28/2012)
Consumers for Medicaid Expansion Find Their Voice at Governor’s Health Reform Summit (9/25/2012)
June 2012
Affordable Care Act Upheld, though Medicaid Expansion on Possibly Shaky Ground (6/28/2012)
May 2012
March 2012
February 2012
Revenue Projections Should Give Jump Start to Medicaid Reform & Wellness Incentives (2/21/12)
December 2011
News Release & Analysis of Governor’s Budget Recommendations (12/12/11)
Media Advisory on the Governor’s budget release (12/7/11)
November 2011
UHPP & Utah Leaders, Small Business Owners Weigh in with Feds on Proposed Regulations for Health Insurance Exchanges (11/1/11)
October 2011
Statement on Utah Medicaid’s New Electronic Health Record Incentive Program: What’s at Stake for Medicaid Consumers and Health Care System Stakeholders (10/3/11)
September 2011
Number of Uninsured Continue to Rise, US Census Bureau Shows (9/16/11)
Statement on Republican Governors Public Policy Committee Report, A New Medicaid
(9/1/11)
June 2011
Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Cost Jobs, Harm Utah’s Economy (6/29/11)
Initial Impressions of State Medicaid Reform Waiver Proposal: Red Flags (6/1/11)
May 2011
Exchange at the Crossroads: An Updated Policy Brief from UHPP (5/11/11)
March 2011
Utah Small Business Leaders Discuss Impact of Healthcare Law 1 Year On (3/22/11)
February 2011
A Closer Look at the Florida Court Ruling and Utah’s Response: NO EXCUSE FOR RASKDECISIONS (2/2/11)
Judi Hilman Receives the Families USA Consumer Health Advocate of the Year Award! (2/2/11)
UHPP News Release: Florida Court Ruling on Affordable Care Act Would Deny Health Security to Millions of Americans, Including Many Utahns (2/1/11)
January 2011
UHPP News Release: Brief Statement on Dr. David Sundwalls Resignation from Helm of Utah Department of Health (1/4/11)
Department of Health News Release: Dr. David Sundwall Announces Resignation from UDOH (1/4/11)
December 2010
UHPP News Release: UHPP Statement on Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Utah Medicaid (12/14/10)
UHPP News Release: UHPP Statement on Governor Herbert’s Budget Recommendations (12/10/10)
September 2010
UHPP News Release: Statement Regarding New Census Estimates of Uninsured in Utah (9/16/10)
UHPP News Release: Re-Launch of Utah Health Exchange & Launch of ‘Exchange Learning Network’ (9/1/10)
July 2010
UHPP News Release: Utah will run temporary federal high risk pool, but not until August 1 (7/1/10)
June 2010
UHPP News Release: Kudos to Governor Herbert for Deciding to Run New High Risk Pool for Uninsurable Utahns (6/24/10)
May 2010
UHPP News Release: Families USA’s Report on Utahns with Pre-Existing Conditions: Comment and Stories from the Utah Health Policy Project (5/27/10)
March 2010
UHPP News Release: Utah Health Care Providers Support Federal Health Reform
(3/17/10)
February 2010
UHPP News Release: Federal Bipartisan Healthcare Summit (2/25/10)
UHPP News Release: HHS Appropriations Votes to Eliminate Medical Coverage for Seriously Injured Children & Pregnant Women (2/12/10)
UHPP News Release: State Health Reform Moves Forward w/Room for Improvement: HB294 (2/5/2010)
January 2010
UHPP News Release: National Health Reforms Likely to be Held Constitutional (1/8/2010)
December 2009
UHPP News Release: Governor’s Budget: a Great Start for Health Needs of Low-Income Utahns (12/11/2009)
November 2009
UHPP News Release: UHPP Storybank to Provide Reality Check at November 4th Utah Health Forum (11/1/09)
October 2009
UHPP News Release: Rising Unemployment Causes 40,200 Utahns to Lose Health Coverage in 2009 (10/20/09)
September 2009
UHPP News Release: Utah Medicaid Partnership & Medicaid Beneficiaries to Present Report on the State of Utah Medicaid (9/28/09)
UHPP News Release: Statement Regarding New Census Estimates of Uninsured in Utah (9/10/09)
UHPP News Release: Congressional Send Off: Let’s Get It Done (9/8/09)
August 2009
UHPP News Release: Utah Health Exchange Underscores Need for National Reform (8/19/09)
July 2009
UHPP News Release: Senator Hatch Quits Bipartisan Health Reform Talks, Giving Utah one less voice (7/23/09)
UHPP News Release: Utah Small Business Health Care Survey Released (7/8/09)
UHPP News Release: New Scientific Study Finds that Utah Small Businesses Support Health Reform, Remain Concerned About Rising Costs (7/6/09)
June 2009
UHPP News Release: Regional Town Hall Meetings Reflect Utah Public’s Readiness for Comprehensive National Health Reform THIS YEAR (6/23/09)
UHPP News Release: Sen. Ted Kennedy and Senate H.E.L.P. Committee Release Health Reform Bill, “Affordable Health Choices Act” (6/10/09)
May 2009
UHPP News Release: Response to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s New Report: Cost of Failure (5/21/09)
April 2009
UHPP News Release: 1 in 4 Utah Families Will Spend Over 10 Percent of Pre-Tax Income on Health Care Costs in 2009 (4/29/09)
UHPP News Release: Response to Utah Speaker of House David Clark’s and Dr. Brent James’ Testomony to Congress (4/28/09)
February 2009
UHPP News Release: Medicaid Economic Recovery Money Could Support 3000 Utah Jobs (2/26/09)
UHPP News Release: Response to Revenue Projections and Release of Medicaid Navigator, Tool for Maximizing Economic Stimulus Monies (2/17/09)
UHPP News Release: Thousands of Utah Workers Who Lost Their Jobs Find Themselves Uninsured (2/6/09)
January 2009
UHPP News Release: Utah Medicaid Partnership with Beneficiaries & ER Physician to Present Principles for Handling Medicaid thru Recession (1/20/09)
December 2008
UHPP News Release: Gov. Huntsman budget gets high marks from health care advocates (12/4/08)
November 2008
UHPP News Release: New Report Finds 107,000 Uninsured Utah Children, 10th Worst in Nation (11/19/08)
September 2008
UHPP News Release: Hold Medicaid Harmless (9/19/08)
July 2008
UHPP News Release: CHIP/UPP Changes Could Hurt Kids (7/23/08)
April 2008
UHPP News Release: Bush Administration Medicaid Cuts (4/28/08)
March 2008
UHPP News Release: PCN Public Hearing (3/31/08)
UHPP News Release: Health Reform Bill Signing (3/19/08)
February 2008
UHPP News Release: HB133 Passes the House (2/8/08)
October 2007
UHPP News Release: Utah Grandmas Demand Congress Override Bush’s CHIP Veto (10/3/07)
September 2007
UHPP News Release: Emerging Agreement to Expand Children’s Health Care a Major Step Forward (9/21/07)
UHPP News Release: New Report finds that 1 Out of 3 (822,000) Non-Elderly Utahns Were Uninsured During 2006-2007 (9/20/07)
UHPP News Release: Congress Poised to Help Provide Health Coverage to Additional Uninsured Children in Utah (9/12/07)
August 2007
UHPP News Release: New Census Data Show Increase in Utah’s Uninsured, Raising Stakes for Utah’s Health System Reform (8/28/07)