December 2016
- Utah’s Obamacare enrollment up 24 percent from last year — biggest jump in nation
(Salt Lake Tribune, 12/22/16) - Obamacare enrollment up 24 percent in Utah amid threats of repeal
(Deseret News/KSL, 12/21/16) - Utah gets first chance to weigh in on Obamacare replacement
(Deseret News, 12/19/16) - More Utahns sign up for health coverage through Obamacare
(KUTV, 12/16/16) - Utahns flocking to Obamacare despite uncertain future (mp3)
(KSL News Radio, 12/15/16) - Utahns flocking to Obamacare despite uncertain future
(Deseret News, 12/14/16) - Repealing Obamacare Could Double Number of Uninsured Kids (mp3)
(Utah Public News Service, 12/11/16) - Dismantling the Affordable Care Act (video)
(ABC4, 12/11/16) - Repeal or replace Obamacare? For Utahns on all sides, cost is the sticking point
(Salt Lake Tribune, 12/7/16) - Preocupados Por Seguro De Salud
(Telemundo, 12/7/16)
November 2016
- More Utahns signing up for Obamacare than last year
(Salt Lake Tribune, 11/30/16) - Cloud of Trump ACA threats hasn’t stopped Utahns from enrolling in health marketplace
(Salt Lake Tribune, 11/20/16) - What will repealing the ACA mean for consumers?
(ABC4, 11/15/16) - Trump administration likely to challenge Obamacare, Medicaid expansion, experts say
(Deseret News, 11/9/16) - Utah Thrives: Healthcare (mp3)
(Utah Foundation, 11/2/16)
October 2016
- Utahns unsure of future of insurance coverage as ACA enrollment, 2016 election loom
(Salt Lake Tribune, 10/31/16) - Utah Gives Back-Take Care Utah
(KSL, 10/31/16) - Affordable Care Act faces major test as enrollment opens for fourth time
(Deseret News, 10/30/16) - How Will Increasing Healthcare Costs Affect Utahns (mp3)
(KUER, 10/25/16)
September 2016
- Individual exchange health plans to go up average of 30 percent
(Deseret News, 9/29/16) - Utahns likely won’t be able to sign up for Medicaid expansion on Jan. 1
(Salt Lake Tribune, 9/29/16) - Medicaid expansion makes sense for Utah
(Moab Sun News, 9/15/16) - Why Medicaid expansion makes sense for Utah
(St. George Spectrum, 9/14/16) - Utah is doing better, one person at a times
(Deseret News, 9/14/16) - Utah is doing better, one person at a time (mp3)
(KSL News Radio, 9/14/16) - Guest opinion: Why Medicaid expansion makes sense for Utah
(Provo Daily Herald, 9/9/16) - 2016 Navigator Grant Recipients
(CMS, 9/2/16)
August 2016
- Humana members to pay more for University of Utah Health Care services starting Thursday
(Salt Lake Tribune, 8/31/16) - Humana leaving Utah health insurance marketplace
(Salt Lake Tribune, 8/25/16) - Humana Insurance To Leave Utah’s Individual Marketplace (mp3)
(KUER, 8/25/16) - Humana exiting Utah ACA exchange
(ABC4, 8/25/16) - Federal report: Affordable health care available to most Utahns next year
(Salt Lake Tribune, 8/24/16) - Humana exits Utah individual marketplace
(Deseret News, 8/24/16) - Micah Vorwaller: Why Medicaid expansion is right for Utah
(Deseret News, 8/19/16) - Rates rising, but Obamacare is stable in Utah
(FOX13, 8/18/16)
July 2016
- CARE Fair: Thousands expected to attend free health clinic this weekend
(ABC4, 7/14/16) - Senator Hatch sponsors bill targeting Affordable Care Act
(ABC4, 7/1/16) - Everyone Needs an Advocate
(Zions Bank Magazine, 6/1/16)
June 2016
- Many Utahns still calling for full-scale Medicaid expansion
(Salt Lake Tribune, 6/9/16) - Hatch: Struggling Economy and Rising Healthcare Costs Damning for Americans
(UtahPolicy.com, 6/8/16) - Advocates: Medicaid plan is limited help for Utah’s neediest
(Provo Daily Herald/AP, 6/7/16) - Editorial: Utah’s Medicaid bill is not worth commenting on
(Salt Lake Tribune, 6/5/16) - My view: Full Medicaid expansion is the only reasonable solution
(Deseret News, 6/2/16) - Utah’s Medicaid expansion plan moving forward with little comment from public
(Salt Lake Tribune, 6/1/16)
May 2016
- Thousands of Primary Care Network slots in limbo to pave way for Medicaid extension
(Deseret News, 5/24/16) - Utahns speaking out on pending Medicaid expansion plan
(Deseret News, 5/19/16) - Critics question shrinking expectations for Medicaid extension
(Deseret News, 5/17/16) - Clause in Medicaid application allows state to place liens on homes of deceased recipients
(KSL/Deseret News, 5/16/16)
April 2016
- Closing the Medicaid gap
(Moab Sun-News, 4/28/16) - Health Insurer Drops Out of Utah’s Small Business Exchange (audio)
(KUER, 4/22/16) - Waiting on ‘young invincibles’
(Deseret News, 4/24/16) - Guest opinion: Extending Medicaid to 16,000 Utahns is a good start
(Provo Daily Herald, 4/22/16) - Extending Medicaid To 16,000 Utahans Is A Good Start, But It’s Just A Start
(Magna Times, 4/20/16) - UDOH discuss Medicaid expansion bill in St. George
(St. George Spectrum, 4/12/16) - Losing weight, shedding baggage: When it comes to health, people rely on community
(Deseret News, 4/10/16) - New legislation changing health coverage for former inmates
(St. George Spectrum, 4/9/16) - Report highlights need for Medicaid expansion in Utah, says HB 437 is not enough
(Southern Utah Independent, 4/7/16) - Officials face tight deadlines on partial Medicaid expansion
(Deseret News, 4/2/16) - Panel weighs in on how women fared in legislative session
(ABC4, 4/1/16) - Redd: Medicaid expansion one of several options to solve behavioral health issues
(Logan Herald Journal, 4/1/16) - Legislature’s legacy leaves many women’s issues to be addressed
(Salt Lake Tribune, 4/1/16)
March 2016
- Obama to Utah: Fully expanding Medicaid would help 42,000 with mental-health needs
(Salt Lake Tribune, 3/28/16) - My view: Extending Medicaid to 16,000 Utahns is a good start, but it’s just a start
- (Deseret News, 3/12/16)
- New Medicaid plan helps thousands, but not all
(Deseret News, 3/12/16) - Utah lawmakers extend Medicaid to state’s poorest, stymie medical marijuana plan
(Deseret News, 3/10/16) - Democrats Not Giving Up on Full Medicaid Expansion in Utah (mp3)
(KUER, 3/9/16) - Partial Medicaid expansion plan moving forward at Capitol and with feds
(ABC4 (KTVX), 3/8/16) - Utah Democrats upset over Medicaid, vow to continue to push for full expansion
(Deseret News, 3/9/16) - Patient-first approach leads to new tool for asthma
(Deseret News/KSL, 3/5/16) - Pat Bagley Cartoon: Medicaid Math
(Salt Lake Tribune, 3/2/16) - UHPP’s RyLee Curtis on RadioActive (mp4)
(KRCL RadioActive, 3/2/16) - Pared-down Medicaid plan wins support from some Utah left, right
(Logan Herald Journal-AP, 3/1/16) - Committee approves bill extending Medicaid to Utahns in the ‘greatest need’
(Deseret News, 3/1/16) - Editorial: Dunnigan’s health care bill is something to be ashamed of
(Salt Lake Tribune, 3/1/16) - Top Utah Dems Support Limited Medicaid Expansion
(City Weekly, 3/1/16) - Gov. Herbert expects House Medicaid expansion plan to pass, says he’ll sign
(Deseret News, 3/1/16) - House panel OKs bill promoting health care for homeless, mentally ill
(Salt Lake Tribune, 3/1/16)
February 2016
- Lawmakers, Advocates Consider Limited Medicaid Expansion Plan
(KUER, 2/29/16) - Christian-based alternative to Obamacare making gains in Utah
(Deseret News, 2/22/16) - Inside Utah Politics with Glen Mills (Video part 1) (Video part 2)
(ABC4, 2/22/16) - Editorial: Only in Utah is minimal Medicaid plan seen as progress
(Salt Lake Tribune, 2/15/16) - Cheerleaders for Medicaid expansion ask Utah lawmakers to consider implications
(Deseret News, 2/11/16) - Gov. Gary Herbert Meets with UHPP staff
(Salt Lake Tribune, 2/10/16)
January 2016
- Healthcare Enrollment Deadline is Sunday (video)
(ABC4, 1/29/16) - Obama makes his case for Affordable Health Care Act in Utah (video)
(KSL News, 1/27/16) - Rod Arquette Show (audio)
(KNRS, 1/26/16) - A bill to help pregnant and breastfeeding women
(Deseret News, 1/26/16) - Committee approves bill that would require accommodations for pregnant and nursing women
(ABC4, 1/26/16) - KRCL’s RadioActive Show (audio)
(KRCL, 1/26/16) - Utah lawmakers get creative with Medicaid expansion
(Deseret News, 1/24/16) - No insurance, but still clinging to hope
(Deseret News, 1/24/16) - Despite setbacks and cost, Utahns still want health care for poor
(Salt Lake Tribune, 1/23/16) - Rising penalties drive Utahns to sign up for health care, but concerns grow
(Deseret News, 1/23/16) - Poll: Big Majority of Utahns Want Some Sort of Medicaid Expansion
(UtahPolicy.com, 1/19/16) - Utah’s poorest may get chance for health care, without help from Affordable Care Act
(Deseret News, 1/17/16) - Op-ed: Politics obscures just how many Utahns the Affordable Care Act has helped (JPEG)
(Salt Lake Tribune, 1/17/16) - Utah enrollment numbers rise despite efforts to repeal Affordable Care Act (video)
(ABC4, 1/8/16) - More than 151,000 Utahns have signed up for federal health insurance
(Deseret News, 1/8/16) - UHPP Preparing for Obamacare enrollment deadline
(St. George Spectrum, 1/7/16) - St. George Family Festival and Health Event to promote health insurance
(SU Independent, 1/7/16) - Pacific Islander Coalition, Take Care Utah hold family event for uninsured
(St. George News, 1/7/16) - Utah congressmen support bill repealing key parts of Affordable Care Act
(St. George News, 1/7/16)