Affordable Care Act – Utah Health Policy Project

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2020

A Look at Health Policy in Utah – webinar for legislators (12/17/2020)
Op-ed from UHPP’s Stacy Stanford: ACA was a huge relief for disabled Utahns. It must stay in place. (11/12/2020)
Health Care Story-Sharing Session (11/10/2020)
Deseret News Coverage: Utahns with Chronic Diseases want Affordable Care Act to Stay (11/10/2020)
UHPP Interview with ACA and Work Requirements Experts (11/9/2020)
Protect Our Care Story-sharing Session (7/6/2020)
El gobierno de Trump pide a la Corte Suprema que tumbe el Obamacare (6/26/2020)
Utah AG Sean Reyes defends effort to dismantle Obamacare amid pandemic (6/25/2020)
Pandemic can push us to face failings in our health care system (3/26/2020)
Utah should withdraw from lawsuit to repeal Affordable Care Act (3/19/2020)
Tell Attorney General Sean Reyes to Protect Our Health Care! (1/21/2020)
Utah ACA Enrollment For 2020 Up 3.3% Compared to Last Year. Utah enrollment surpasses expectations, demonstrating the high public demand for quality, affordable healthcare. (1/10/2020)

2019

Utah ACA Enrollment For 2020 Up 3.3% Compared to Last Year (12/20/2019)
New Fifth Circuit Texas v United States Decision Rules ACA Individual Mandate Unconstitutional (12/18/2019)
As enrollment deadline looms, cancer patient says affordable insurance saved her life (12/9/2019)
Group Provides Free Help for Utahns to Enroll in ACA (11/7/2019)
Open Enrollment Season Is Upon Us. This Year Utahns Have More Options. (11/4/2019)
‘A gift from God.’ Utahn pleads with Congress to keep Obamacare (7/10/2019)
Utah health care advocate headed to DC to testify before Congress on ACA repeal threat (7/8/2019)
Local advocates call on state to back off of ACA lawsuit (5/10/2019)
Protect Our Care Rally (May 9, 2019| Media Advisory)
Utah sees nearly 200,000 ACA-approved health care plan signups (1/1/2019)

2018

ACA ruling won’t have immediate impact on Utahns’ coverage, experts say (12/23/2018)
Utah ACA Enrollment For 2019 Remains Steady with Last Year (12/20/2018)
Utah enrollment in ACA exchange down 11 percent so far, but industry leaders, advocates not alarmed (12/5/2018)

Obamacare premiums drop for most Utahns but not for people paying full price (11/29/2018)
NYT: Shopping for Insurance? Don’t Expect Much Help Navigating Plans (10/27/2018)
Utah A.G.: Feds not defending ACA provisions ‘strengthens our case’ to nix whole law (6/8/2018)

2017

Health advocates blast tax law’s rollback of penalty for not having insurance (12/31/2017)Utah ACA enrollment reaches 99 percent of last year’s total (12/21/2017)
Republican tax bill “Sneaky Repeal” will cost Utahns who rely on healthcare (12/20/2017)
2017 Healthcare Index (final index handout 2017) (12/7/2017)
Preview of Utah’s 2018 Insurance Marketplace (Federal Edition) (pdf) (10/31/17)
Preview of Utah’s 2018 Insurance Marketplace (pdf) (10/30/17)
Analysis of Utah’s 2018 Insurance Marketplace (pdf) (10/11/17)
FAQ on Changes to Birth Control Access and Coverage (pdf) (10/10/17)
What’s Next: How We Can Fix Healthcare in Utah (pdf) (8/1/17)
Marketplace Status Update for Utah (pdf) (7/27/17)
Talking Points on Senate Healthcare Bill (pdf) (updated 6/26/17)
Talking Points for MacArthur Amendment to AHCA (pdf) (updated 4/26/17)
Talking Points about Impact of ACA Repeal and Replace in Utah (pdf) (updated 4/19/17)
Health Reform 201: CD4 Citizen Town Hall (pdf) (3/11/17)
Health Reform 201: Post AHCA Update for Congressional Staffers (pdf) (3/10/17)
Examining The House Republican ACA Repeal And Replace Legislation (Health Affairs, Tim Jost) (pdf)
Impact of ACA Repeal in Utah: Update for Utah Activists (pdf) (3/1/17)
Utah ZIP Code Enrollment Analysis: Open Enrollment #4 (11/1/16 – 12/24/16 (pdf) (2/28/17)
NGA: Governors Only Discussion on Health Care Reform (pdf) (2/27/17)

2016

Impact of ACA Repeal in Utah (pdf) (1/3/17)
Health Reform 201: Impact of Health Reform and Insurance Access on Diabetes Diagnosis and Treatment in Utah (pdf)
Health Reform 201: The Road Ahead for Healthcare Reform in Utah (Part A – pdf) Part B – pdf) (October 2016)
Utah’s Uninsured Rate: The Latest Findings and Analysis (pdf) (October 2016)
Utah Enrollment Update (pdf) (ppt) (April 2016)