A new report by a local advocacy group says Medicaid spending is not going to cripple Utah’s budget, despite fears expressed by some state leaders. Allison Rowland is Director of Research and Budget at Voices for Utah Children.
West Nile Virus is back. For the first time this year, health officials have confirmed a human case of the virus in Utah. A 21-year-old man from Box Elder County is now being treated, and as KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports, experts believe more cases will be showing up in the next several weeks.
Thousands of Utah families have reason to celebrate this week as advocates mark the anniversary of the Children’s Heath Insurance Program, or CHIP, which was passed into law 15 years ago. Thursday families, medical providers, and child advocates spoke about the importance of CHIP. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on why they say more must be done to let Utah families know about the program.
The Utah Department of Health is kicking off a dozen outreach meetings to provide help for those impacted by the Medicaid data breach in March, which compromised the Social Security numbers or other sensitive data of up to 780,000 people. Spokesman Tom Hudachko says over the next month, the health department will visit twelve communities, offering free workshops to anyone with questions about the incident.
This week, for the 30th-plus time, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature health care reform law of 2010. And while no one was surprised to see Utah’s Congressional Republicans support that repeal, the fact that they were joined by Blue Dog Democrat Jim Matheson is a different story. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.
Utah Congressman Jim Matheson was one of just five Democrats in the House of Representatives to join Republicans in voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act this afternoon.
More than $111 million is spent each year treating high blood pressure in Utah, according to a new report from the Utah Department of Health. That makes it the second-most costly chronic illness in the state behind diabetes. Athena Carolan with the health department’s Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program notes it’s one of the leading risk factors for heart disease and stroke, two of the top leading causes of death in Utah.
Democratic Congressional candidate Jay Seegmiller served one term in the Utah House of Representatives after defeating the House Speaker back in 2008, but fell to his GOP opponent in 2010, tough year for Utah Dems. We talked with him about his job creation plans and strategy for winning Utah’s 2nd congressional district.
Doctors, small business owners and health care advocates met at the capitol this morning to celebrate what they call a huge victory for Americans. Judi Hillman, Executive Director of the Utah Health Policy Project, says the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Health Care Act will help every Utahn.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert says the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act still must be repealed, following today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding most of the law. At his monthly news conference, he told reporters the law will increase the cost of health care and kill jobs. And he went a step further.
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