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December 2015
- Deadline to sign up for health care law extended to Thursday
(Salt Lake Tribune, 12/16/15) - Deadline to buy health insurance through Healthcare.gov is hours away (video)
(KUTV, 12/16/15) - Study: Salt Lake among most affordable health care cities, but with some caveats
(Deseret News, 12/15/15) - Trib Talk: Health insurance deadline looms (video)
(Salt Lake Tribune, 12/13/15) - Health care enrollment deadline passes Tuesday
(Deseret News/KSL, 12/14/15) - With Obamacare deadline and fines looming, Utahns scurry to enroll
(Salt Lake Tribune, 12/14/15) - Federal health insurance marketplace enrollment deadline looms
(KSL, 12/13/15) - Utah’s Medicaid director steps down
(Salt Lake Tribune, 12/10/15) - Obamacare enrollees in Moab to lose Grand Junction coverage
(Moab Sun News, 12/10/15) - Deadline looms for federal health insurance marketplace enrollment
(Deseret News, 12/9/15) - State leaders talk about finding common ground on Medicaid expansion solution (video)
(ABC4-KTVX, 12/3/15) - Utah Healthcare summit highlights challenges, solutions (video)
(KUTV, 12/3/15) - Lawmakers looking to restore dental benefits to Utah’s disabled, blind
(Deseret News, 12/3/15) - House speaker reveals more details on newest Medicaid expansion plan
(Deseret News, 12/3/15) - Utah may license drug treatment centers to crack down on fraud
(Salt Lake Tribune, 12/3/15) - Health care spending grows, but Utahns still spend the least
(Deseret News, 12/2/15)
November 2015
- How to get affordable health insurance now
(Moab Sun News, 11/26/15) - Senator Hatch says ACA is a failure, renews call to repeal and replace (video)
(ABC4, 11/23/15) - How to get affordable health insurance now
(SU Independent, 11/19/15) - Will Lawmakers Make Any Progress on Medicaid Expansion? (video)
(UtahPolicy.com, 11/16/15) - Are some refugees fleeing Utah in exodus for better health care options?
(Deseret News, 11/15/15) - Getting back on board with ObamaCare
(St. George Spectrum, 11/14/15) - President Obama Issues Health Challenge to Salt Lake City (audio)
(KUER, 11/9/15) - Utah’s failing insurance co-op follows national pattern (video)
(KUTV, 11/4/15) - National Group Targets Utah Republicans Favoring Medicaid Expansion
(City Weekly, 11/4/15)
October 2015
- Change in health care marketplace brings uncertainty, not collapse
(Deseret News, 10/31/15) - ‘A lot of people are in despair’: Utah’s individual insurance options now costlier and fewer
(Salt Lake Tribune, 10/31/15) - Utah Insurance Dept. orders state’s nonprofit insurance co-op to shut down
(Moab Times Independent, 10/29/15) - Ailing Arches Health Plan to shut down on Dec. 31
(Moab Sun News, 10/28/15) - Rural Utahns Health Insurance Options Dwindle with Arches Closure (audio)
(KUER, 10/28/15) - Utah shuts down Arches, the state’s nonprofit insurance co-op
(Salt Lake Tribune, 10/27/15) - Health disparities persist among Utah’s minorities
(Deseret News, 10/24/15) - Utah State Capitol lawn resembles cemetery during protest over inaction on Medicaid (audio)
(KUER, 10/23/15) - Utah State Capitol lawn resembles cemetery during protest over inaction on Medicaid (video)
(FOX13, 10/22/15) - Federal marketplace plans in Utah post significant rate increases
(Deseret News, 10/22/15) - Utahns’ health-insurance premiums to soar in 2016
(Salt Lake Tribune, 10/22/15) - Gov. Herbert has little to say about ‘spin’ on Obamacare spending
(Deseret News, 10/22/15) - Health insurance premiums increase in Utah
(FOX13, 10/21/15) - Feds spending ‘serious dollars’ on Obamacare in Utah, House GOP hears
(Deseret News, 10/21/15) - House Republicans Try to Flip the Script on Medicaid Expansion
(UtahPolicy.com, 10/21/15) - House members tell KUTV how they voted on Medicaid expansion, mostly
(KUTV, 10/20/15) - Op-ed: The ongoing Medicaid expansion debate
(Davis Clipper, 10/18/15) - Herbert leaves health reform to a Legislature that has shunned earlier attempts
(Salt Lake Tribune, 10/15/15) - Quit playing politics and pass Healthy Utah
(Ogden Standard Examiner, 10/15/15) - Herbert again frustrated with newest Medicaid expansion plan
(Deseret News/KSL, 10/15/15) - Utah House GOP deals death blow to latest health care plan
(Salt Lake Tribune, 10/15/15) - Healthcare Plan Dies in House GOP Caucus Meeting (audio)
(KUER, 10/14/15) - GOP legislative leaders back limited Medicaid expansion
(Deseret News, 10/14/15) - My view: Medicaid coverage gap endangers Utah’s progress
(Deseret News, 10/14/15) - Latest version of Medicaid expansion fails to win House, Senate support
(Deseret News, 10/13/15) - AFP Lauds Defeat of Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
(AFP-Utah, 10/13/15) - Republican caucus votes 56-7 not to expand Medicaid, eats cake
(KUTV, 10/13/15) - House Republicans nix Utah Access Plus Medicaid expansion proposal
(FOX13, 10/13/15) - Legislative Republicans Again Can’t Find a Solution for Medicaid Expansion
(UtahPolicy.com, 10/13/15) - Inside Utah Politics: New Medicaid expansion proposal faces major opposition in public debut
(ABC4, 10/12/15) - Medicaid expansion plan likely doomed
(Salt Lake Tribune, 10/12/15) - Gov. Herbert: Medicaid expansion efforts won’t end
(Deseret News, 10/12/15) - Conservative group steps up Utah ObamaCare attacks
(The Hill, 10/12/15) - House GOP Caucus Expected to Reject Medicaid Proposal Drafted by Their Leaders (audio)
(KUER, 10/11/15) - Editorial: Lawmakers trick doctors into killing health care access
(Salt Lake Tribune, 10/9/15) - Healthcare Industry Professionals Discuss Population Health
(Utah Business, 10/8/15) - Our View: Third-string health care reform in Utah
(Ogden Standard Examiner, 10/7/15)
September 2015
- My view: Medicaid expansion matters most for Utah’s Hispanic community
(Deseret News, 9/27/15) - Utah’s Medicaid expansion hits funding roadblock
(Politico Pro, 9/24/15) - Editorial: Utah falls behind on access to health care
(Salt Lake Tribune, 9/21/15) - My view: Provider tax good way to expand Utah’s health insurance
(Deseret News, 9/21/15) - My view: Medicaid expansion in Utah responsibly helps poor, needy
(Deseret News, 9/18/15) - U of U Hospital cuts costs through new program (video)
(FOX13, 9/15/15) - Utah Business Magazine’s Nonprofits Roundtable
(Utah Business Magazine, 9/10/15) - New details emerging on Medicaid expansion plan as poll shows Utahns are split
(Deseret News, 9/10/15) - Poll: Utahns Aren’t Sure Lawmakers Will Find the ‘Right’ Solution on Medicaid Expansion
(UtahPolicy.com, 9/10/15) - Medicaid expansion plan still in the works despite opposition
(Deseret News, 9/9/15) - My view: Expansion of health care access benefits everyone
(Deseret News, 9/8/15) - 127,000 Utah residents pick health plans on federal website
(Provo Daily Herald, 9/8/15) - Press Release: Utah Navigators Awarded $740,090 Grant
(UtahPolicy.com, 9/7/15) - UHPP receives $740,000 grant, offers free insurance enrollment assistance
(St. George News, 9/7/15) - BYU student health plan not compliant with Obamacare
(Daily Universe, 9/4/15) - BYU student health plan no longer compliant with Affordable Care Act (video)
(FOX13, 9/4/15) - My view: Medicaid expansion deserves recognition, as it is ‘the right thing to do’
(Deseret News, 9/4/15) - Editorial: BYU student health plan inadequate, but students can skip it
(Salt Lake Tribune, 9/4/15) - BYU health plan doesn’t meet US contraception, cost rules
(AP, 9/3/15) - BYU health insurance doesn’t meet ACA, students surprised by possible fees
(Provo Daily Herald, 9/3/15) - EXCLUSIVE: Doc group says no to physicians paying for Utah Medicaid expansion (video)
(KUTV, 9/3/15) - Their plan not compliant with ACA, BYU students face making choices
(Salt Lake Tribune, 9/3/15) - BYU student health plan exemption expires
(Deseret News, 9/2/15) - BYU opts out of Affordable Care Act requirements, causing potential fines for thousands of students (video)
(ABC4, 9/1/15) - U Med Students Hope to Influence Legislators with Documentary on Medicaid
(Utah Daily Chronicle, 9/1/15)
August 2015
- Utah Med Student Makes Film about Life in the Coverage Gap (audio)
(KUER, 8/31/15) - Taxing food one option being floated for Utah Medicaid expansion
(Salt Lake Tribune, 8/28/15) - Utah Dems urge resolution on Medicaid coverage gap with film ‘Donut Hole’
(Salt Lake Tribune, 8/18/15) - Utah Democrats Say People Are Dying While Waiting for Medicaid Proposal (audio)
(KUER, 8/18/15) - Democratic leaders frustrated Medicaid expansion not special session agenda (video)
(KSL, 8/18/15) - Democrats draw attention to Medicaid expansion with personal stories (video)
(ABC4, 8/18/15) - Democratic leaders frustrated prison move, not Medicaid expansion on special session agenda
(Deseret News, 8/18/15) - Film tracks middle-class gap in Utah insurance coverage (video)
(KUTV, 8/17/15) - HHS head Burwell hears about Utah health reform
(Salt Lake Tribune, 8/13/15) - HHS Secretary in Utah seeking suggestions on healthcare reform (video)
(ABC4, 8/13/15) - Arches Mutual Insurance Co. loses $19.9M in first year
(Deseret News, 8/3/15)
July 2015
- Medicaid expansion plan, Utahns still in limbo (audio)
(KSL Radio, 7/30/15) - Utah politicians working on deal to provide health care for Utah’s poor (video)
(KUTV, 7/30/15) - Resolutions on Medicaid expansion, prison relocation are weeks, maybe months away
(Deseret News, 7/30/15) - Utah’s nonprofit insurer $19.9M in the red
(Salt Lake Tribune, 7/30/15) - Editorial: Utah Medicaid saga a poor example of state leadership
(Salt Lake Tribune, 7/29/15) - Editorial: Salt Lake Tribune
(Salt Lake Tribune, 7/28/15) - Our View: How to screw up Medicaid
(Ogden Standard Examiner, 7/28/15) - Obamacare, Still In the Spotlight, Gets Slight Bump
(Modern Healthcare, 7/27/15) - Herbert says new Medicaid expansion plan less than a month away
(Deseret News, 7/27/15) - Utah Medicaid plan could pave way for other states, lawmakers say
(Deseret News, 7/21/15) - My view: In the spirit of humanity, let’s adopt Healthy Utah
(Deseret News, 7/21/15) - Editorial: Of course Utah should tax health care providers
(Salt Lake Tribune, 7/21/15) - Utah Medicaid expansion met with skepticism
(Modern Healthcare, 7/20/15) - Over right’s objections, ‘Obamacare’ scores another win
(MSNBC, 7/20/15) - Lawmakers continue tinkering, anticipate better Medicaid plan
(Deseret News/KSL, 7/18/15) - State leaders roll out conceptual framework for Medicaid expansion solution (video)
(ABC4, 7/17/15) - Breakthrough — Utah GOP leaders reach a deal on Medicaid expansion
(Salt Lake Tribune, 7/17/15) - Utah leaders announce consensus on framework for Medicaid expansion (video)
(FOX13, 7/17/15) - State Leaders Announce Framework for Medicaid Expansion
(Utah House of Representatives, 7/17/15) - Bob Bernick’s Notebook: The Highs and Heartbreak of Public Policy
(UtahPolicy.com, 7/16/15) - Health Care Reform Task Force gets update on Medicaid expansion negotiations (video)
(ABC4, 7/16/15) - Utah Allies for Medicaid Expansion “Still Waiting” for Action (audio)
(KUER, 7/15/15) - While Medicaid debate drags on, Utahns are dying
(Salt Lake Tribune, 7/15/15) - Action urged on Medicaid expansion, but deadline won’t be met
(Deseret News, 7/15/15) - Non-profit groups call on Utah lawmakers to make decision on Medicare coverage gap (video)
(FOX13, 7/15/15) - Medicaid Expansion Debate Hits Home for Hughes
(UtahPolicy.com, 7/15/15) - Op-ed: Utah’s judicial reform will falter without Medicaid expansion
(Salt Lake Tribune, 7/12/15) - Op-ed: End the stalling and pass Healthy Utah so that more Utahns may live
(Salt Lake Tribune, 7/11/15) - Op-ed: Healthy Utah’s detractors perpetuate unsupported myths
(Salt Lake Tribune, 7/10/15) - Another Utah baby can’t get insured due to ACA issues (video)
(KUTV, 7/9/15) - Debate: Utah, not making the trains run on time …
(Salt Lake Tribune 7/8/15) - Marriage equality impacts health coverage
(UTNC/Cache Valley Daily, 7/8/15) - Marriage equality impacts health coverage (audio)
(Utah Public Radio, 7/7/15) - New analysis points to governor’s health plan as best deal
(Deseret News, 7/7/15) - Cox Says Lawmakers May Miss July 31 Medicaid Expansion Deadline (Video)
(UtahPolicy.com, 7/1/15)
June 2015
- Local lawmakers say it’s time to deal with Medicaid expansion
(Park Record, 6/30/15) - Trib Talk: How SCOTUS decision affects Utah health care (video)
(Salt Lake Tribune, 6/29/15) - In our opinion: In wake of ACA ruling, Congress and president can calmly address needed improvements
(Deseret News, 6/26/15 - Editorial: Ruling means Obamacare is staying, and Utah should go along
(Salt Lake Tribune, 6/26/15) - Access Utah Special: SCOTUS Rules ACA Subsidies Legal (audio)
(Utah Public Radio, 6/26/15) - 80,000 Utah residents to keep getting health subsidies
(Associated Press, 6/25/15) - ‘No more red herrings’ for Medicaid expansion in Utah?
(Deseret News, 6/25/15) - What Utah is saying about SCOTUS decision to uphold Obamacare
(FOX13, 6/25/15) - U.S. Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision will have a big impact on Healthy Utah negotiations (video)
(FOX13, 6/25/15) - ‘I’m Elated … For Me And Millions Of Americans,’ Says Utahn With Subsidy
(Kaiser Health News, 6/25/15) - Consumers express relief after health law ruling: ‘Thank God, hallelujah’
(Washington Post, 6/25/15) - Health care ruling last hurdle for Medicaid expansion in Utah? (video)
(Deseret News/KSL, 6/25/15) - U.S. Supreme Court Decision Saves Obamacare Subsidies (audio)
(KUER, 6/25/15) - Utahns have mixed reactions to health care decision
(Deseret News, 6/25/15) - Supreme Court upholding Affordable Care Act and What it means for Utah (5pm) (video)
(ABC4, KTVX, 6/25/15) - Supreme Court rules ACA subsidies are here to stay (12pm) (video)
(ABC4, KTVX, 6/25/15) - Supreme Court Rules Obamacare Subsidies are Constitutional
(UtahPolicy.com, 6/25/15) - Supreme Court rules in favor of subsidies; supporters, detractors sound off
(St. George News, 6/25/15) - What the Supreme Court health care ruling means for Utahns
(Salt Lake Tribune, 6/25/15) - What the Supreme Court health care ruling means for Utahns
(Associated Press, 6/25/15) - Utah advocates support high court’s ACA ruling
(Ogden Standard Examiner, 6/25/15) - What’s at Stake for Utah in the King v. Burwell Ruling?
(UtahPolicy.com, 6/24/15) - Utah families say Supreme Court decision against Obamacare would cut off their insurance
(Salt Lake Tribune, 6/24/15) - Court decision on Obamacare could eliminate 1000s of Utahns’ insurance
(KUTV-CBS), 6/24/15) - Utah’s Insurance Gap Hurts Families
(Deseret News), 6/21/15) - Obamacare glitch leaves sick woman ironically uninsured
(KUTV-CBS, 6/16/15) - My view: Many Utahns remain uninsured despite options for health care coverage
(Deseret News, 6/4/15) - Utah insurers request big rate hikes for 2016
(Associated Press, 6/3/15)
May 2015
- Colorado Lawmakers Share Medicaid Expansion Tips With Utah
(Utah Public Radio, 5/22/15) - Trib Talk: Debate continues over Healthy Utah
(Salt Lake Tribune, 5/19/15) - Can better health care help fight crime?
(Provo Daily Herald, 5/19/15) - Police Chiefs to Hold Press Conference Urging Health Coverage Expansion
(UtahPolicy.com, 5/17/15) - My view: Credibility gap exists between supporters, opposers of Healthy Utah
(Deseret News, 5/17/15) - Utah lawmakers remain skeptical as committee negotiates Medicaid expansion solution (video)
(ABC4-KTVX, 5/14/15) - Herbert, Dunnigan confident Utah Medicaid expansion plan on track for July deadline
(Salt Lake Tribune, 5/14/15) - Solid Medicaid expansion solutions still absent as deadline looms
(Deseret News, 5/14/15) - Kathleen Kaufman: Healthy Utah can protect against trauma of medical debt
(Deseret News, 5/10/15) - Drew Clark: Empathy for legislators is good, but now we need Healthy Utah
(Deseret News, 5/3/15) - Governor Herbert and legislators leave ‘baggage’ behind in Medicaid expansion
(Deseret News, 5/2/15)
April 2015
- Utahns are embracing Obamacare; 2,678 sign-ups in Summit County
(Park City Record, 4/24/15) - Governor Herbert says closed meetings on Medicaid expansion do not violate the law (video)
(ABC-4 KTVX, 4/16/15) - Poll: Utahns Optimistic Lawmakers Can Find a Compromise on Medicaid Expansion by July 31
(UtahPolicy.com, 4/15/15) - ACA enrollment nearly doubles
(The Spectrum-St. George), 4/13/15) - Utah’s Own Health Exchange Has Doubled Enrollment Since 2012 (mp3)
(KUER, 4/8/15)
March 2015
- Utah man defends ACA after U.S. House votes to repeal it (video)
(ABC4-KTVX, 3/27/15) - Meetings to resolve Medicaid expansion will be closed, governor’s office says
(Deseret News, 3/26/15) - Special enrollment period established for those paying ACA fines (video)
(ABC4-KTVX, 3/24/15) - Obamacare fight rages on, five years later
The Spectrum (St. George), 3/23/15) - Utahns Can Avoid Health Care Fines Through Special Enrollment (mp3)
(Public News Service-Utah, 3/21/15) - Utah Navigators Ready to Help Those Fined for not Having Health Insurance (mp3)
(KUER, 3/20/15) - Insurance enrollment extended for those fined by IRS; Take Care Utah offers help
(SU Independent, 3/18/15) - 2015 Legislature Ends On Friday’s Access Utah (mp3)
(Utah Public Radio, 3/13/15) - Medicaid expansion fails as ideology trumps finances
(Park City Record, 3/13/15) - Legislative Session Ends with no Medicaid Expansion Plan (mp3)
(KUER-FM, 3/13/15) - No deal, but governor says Medicaid expansion not dead (video)
(KUTV-CBS2, 3/12/15) - Governor Sets July 31 Deadline for Deal on Medicaid Expansion
(UtahPolicy.com, 3/12/15) - Supporters rally for ‘Healthy Utah’
(Davis Clipper, 3/11/15) - Dems force Healthy Utah vote in House, igniting fight with GOP
(Salt Lake Tribune, 3/5/15) - Panel rejects Healthy Utah; opts for House alternative, Utah Cares
(Salt Lake Tribune, 3/4/15) - Utah Cares contains potentially expensive, fatal holes
(Deseret News, 3/4/15) - Healthy Utah Falls in House Committee
(UtahPolicy.com, 3/4/15) - Despite public, Senate support, Utah House blocks hearing of Healthy Utah Plan
(SU Independent, 3/1/15)
February 2015
- Key issues still unresolved as Legislature hits stretch run
(St. George Spectrum , 2/28/15) - Amid disbelief, frustration, supporters of Healthy Utah plan try to revive efforts (video)
(KUTV-CBS2, 2/27/15) - Senate Bill 164: An Answer for Utah’s Uninsured Families
(Today’s Mama Blog, 2/24/15) - Praying for nothing to happen: life in Utah without health insurance
(Salt Lake Tribune, 2/22/15) - Utah’s ACA Open Enrollment Numbers Way Up Over Last Year (mp3)
(Utah Public News Service, 2/20/15) - First-time Enrollees Make Up Nearly Half Of Utah’s ACA Sign-ups
(Utah Public Radio, 2/20/15) - New babies uninsurable due to healthcare marketplace fumbles
(KUTV-CBS2, 2/20/15) - 140,221 Utahns now signed up for ACA health insurance
(Salt Lake Tribune, 2/19/15) - Medicaid debate could determine Gov. Herbert’s Healthy Utah plan’s fate (video)
(KSL-NBC5, 2/17/15) - ACA enrollment numbers up in Utah, but repeal efforts continue (video-MP4)
(ABC4-KTVX, 2/16/15) - Deadline passes to sign up for health insurance under Affordable Care Act
(FOX13, 2/15/15) - Utahns “Lined Up Out the Door” for Health Insurance (mp3)
(KUER, 2/13/15) - Governor’s Healthy Utah plan advances in Legislature
(Logan Herald Journal, 2/12/15) - Patient advocate coalition urges lawmakers to adopt Healthy Utah
(Deseret News, 2/11/15) - Health advocacy organizations make ‘PUSH’ for Utah’s uninsured
(Ogden Standard Examiner, 2/11/15) - Coalition of Health Organizations Urge Adoption of Healthy Utah
(UtahPolicy.com, 2/11/15) - Healthy Utah Plan gets support from advocates and senate committee (video)
(ABC4-KTVX, 2/11/15) - Lawmakers debate Medicaid expansion, ‘Healthy Utah’ bill passes committee (video)
(FOX13Now, 2/11/15) - Coalition of Health Organizations Urge Adoption of Healthy Utah
(UtahPolicy.com, 2/11/15) - St. George ranks in top three highest Healthcare.gov enrollees for 2015
(SU Independent, 2/3/15) - Day in the Life: Victor
(HHS.gov, 2/2/15) - Taking a Pulse: A Look at the Affordable Care Act’s Impact across Utah
(Utah Business Magazine 2/1/15)
January 2015
- In our opinion: Fix, don’t repeal, Affordable Care Act
(Deseret News, 1/30/15) - Lawmakers consider Medicaid expansion, health care options for Utah’s uninsured
(Deseret News, 1/26/15) - Affordable Care Act deadline approaching (video-MP4)
(ABC4-KTVX, 1/26/15) - U Student Shares Her Story At The White House
(Utah Daily Chronicle, 1/25/15) - Feds say more than 109,000 Utahns have signed up for health insurance
(Salt Lake Tribune, 1/15/15) - Utahns Can Resolve to Get Health Insurance, says Nonprofit (mp3)
(Utah Public News Service, 1/7/15) - More Utahns Signing Up for Obamacare (mp3)
(KUER, 1/1/15) - Affordable Care Act deadline approaching (video)
(ABC4-KTVX, 1/26/15)