What They're Watching: Rep. Rosemary Lesser, Utah House of Representatives
Eli Kirshbaum | Oct 20, 2022 | Utah
Utah governor focused on addressing social media’s harms to youth mental health
Boram Kim | Oct 18, 2022 | Utah
Utah Medicaid prepares for end of PHE and transition to PRISM
Boram Kim | Oct 11, 2022 | Utah
Utah ranks 4th for overall health in 2021 CDC survey
Boram Kim | Oct 7, 2022 | Utah
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data this week that showed 22.4% of surveyed Utahns reported their overall general health as “excellent,” the 4th highest percentage out of all states and the District of Columbia. The CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) tracks
Intermountain Healthcare launches drone delivery of medications to patients in the Salt Lake Valley area
Boram Kim | Oct 7, 2022 | Utah
Intermountain Healthcare, in partnership with Zipline, launched drone delivery services to patients in the Salt Lake Valley region on Tuesday. The innovative service will deliver shipments of prescriptions and medical products via unmanned, battery-powered drones right into people’s yards. Both companies said the partnership makes health care more
Utah Medicare plans to provide lower premiums and better access to prescription medications in 2023
Boram Kim | Oct 6, 2022 | Utah
With the 2022 enrollment period set to begin next week, Utah Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans will offer added benefits and lower costs for enrollees in 2023. The Inflation Reduction Act limits monthly out-of-pocket insulin copays to $35 for Medicare enrollees and provides
5 Things Utah: Q&A w/ Jaime Wissler, Children's mental health, Youth Medicaid coverage
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 22, 2022 | Utah
This month's newsletter features a Q&A with Jaime Wissler, the newly appointed Executive Director of the One Utah Health Collaborative, insight from academic and health professional Krisi Kleinschmit, MD, on the state of youth mental health in Utah, and new data revealing Utah's low insured rate for Medicaid-eligible children. Thanks
What They're Watching: Alan Pruhs, Association for Utah Community Health
Eli Kirshbaum | Sep 21, 2022 | Utah
Like many folks in Utah's health sector, Alan Pruhs, Executive Director of the Association for Utah Community Health, is working on transitioning the health care payment model from focusing on volume to focusing on value—which he emphasized is much easier said than done He says value-based payments will help the
Utah ranked lowest among Medicaid expansion states for public health insurance coverage of low-income children in 2021
Boram Kim | Sep 21, 2022 | Utah
Recent data from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey show that 84% of low-income children who qualified for Medicaid in 2021 in Utah were not enrolled. That is the highest rate in the country among the 36 states that have expanded Medicaid. It’s also higher than Wyoming, which is