Utah making further advances in value-based healthcare, according to experts
Boram Kim | May 23, 2023 | Utah
Utah policy experts say work on health data interoperability remains unfinished
Boram Kim | May 22, 2023 | Utah
Utah Medicaid Director outlines state strategy on redeterminations
Boram Kim | May 11, 2023 | Utah
2023 Utah Opening Keynote: Jaime Wissler, Jennifer Strohecker, and RyLee Curtis
Eli Kirshbaum | May 9, 2023 | Utah
It was such a pleasure to kick off the 2023 Utah State of Reform Conference a couple weeks ago with an incredibly valuable panel conversation about Utah's nation-leading initiative to promote value-based care: the One Utah Health Collaborative. Jaime Wissler, the Collaborative's executive director, RyLee Curtis, director of community engagement
What You Missed: 2023 Utah State of Reform Health Policy Conference
Ethan Kispert | May 8, 2023 | Utah
We hosted our 2023 Utah State of Reform Health Policy Conference recently, bringing together thought leaders, legislators, and policy experts into multi-silo conversations about the future of healthcare in Utah. Too often, those with good ideas for reforming healthcare don’t have a solid understanding of how the legislative process works.
Policy experts assess the path toward improving Utah’s mental health system, discuss soon-to-be-released BH Master Plan
Boram Kim | May 3, 2023 | Utah
A panel of experts led a discussion on the gaps, challenges, and pathways forward for Utah’s mental healthcare system during the 2023 Utah State of Reform Health Policy Conference on April 26th. Rep. Steve Eliason (R- Sandy) along with members of the Utah steering committee developing the state’s
Utah health policy leaders look back on progress made during 2023 legislative session
Boram Kim | Apr 28, 2023 | Utah
Top health policymakers in Utah convened in Salt Lake City on Wednesday to share their experiences with the 2023 legislative session, which adjourned on March 3rd. Members of the House and Senate Health and Humans Services Committees led a panel discussion during the 2023 Utah State of Reform
Proposed CMS rules around hospice care will address high noncompliance with transparency requirements in Utah, says expert
Boram Kim | Apr 13, 2023 | Utah
Last month, CMS issued a proposed update to the hospice wage index that would impose base pay reductions on hospice care providers who fail to meet Medicare reporting requirements intended to increase transparency. Under the proposed rule, CMS would analyze hospice care utilization, including Medicare spending, services outside of the
Utah Office of Health Equity working to unify state’s vision for closing health disparities
Boram Kim | Apr 12, 2023 | Utah
The Utah Office of Health Equity (OHE) is currently in the process of revising its 2021-2023 Strategic Plan for closing health disparities. The existing plan is focused largely on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as coordinating public health responses within communities including the equitable distribution of vaccines