As part of health system reform, the 2008 Legislature has made it easier for Utah’s uninsured to enroll in their work-sponsored health plan. As of today, uninsured individuals and families who qualify and sign up for Utah’s Premium Partnership for Health Insurance (UPP) can enroll in their employer’s health plan anytime during the year.
Previously, employees [...]
Utah advocates for children and low-income residents on Tuesday said that a federal waiver sought by the state that would allow more low-income families into the state’s premium subsidy plan will, in effect, push out children now covered by SCHIP, the Salt Lake City Deseret News reports.
Advocates made the statements in written and spoken [...]
The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Center for Multicultural Health (CMH) is pleased to announce the 2008 Qualitative Report: Public Health Messages from Utah’s Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations. The report describes 17 community focus group discussions about health with 180 members of some of Utah’s most prominent racial and ethnic minority communities: African Americans, [...]
Insurance companies in Utah on Friday announced a new product prototype, NetCare, that is designed to provide coverage to state residents between jobs and costs less than COBRA coverage, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
NetCare will cost substantially less than the price of the average large-group premium because the coverage does not include all the [...]
New estimates released by the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) show slight drops in both the number and percentage of Utahns who were uninsured during 2007. The Utah Healthcare Access Survey (UHAS) shows a decrease from 11.9 percent of Utahns who were uninsured in 2006 to 10.6 percent in 2007. The decrease is the first [...]