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2025 Utah Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
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A survey of more than 1,300 Utah adults, conducted from May 18 to June 3, 2023, found that: Altarum’s Consumer Healthcare Experience State Survey (CHESS) is designed to elicit respondents’ unbiased views on a wide range of health system issues, including confidence using the health system, financial burden and views on fixes that might be […]
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The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains: Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact health care affordability or access to […]
Read MoreUtah Medicaid to Cover Doula Services
Utah has passed legislation requiring the state to pursue Medicaid coverage for doula service, reports Deseret News. Under SB 284, the state must apply to expand its Medicaid plan to cover doula services by October 1, 2025. Covered doula services would include non-medical advice, training and registration requirements for doulas, physical and emotional supports, and payments during […]
Read MoreUtah Snapshot 2024
The 2024 Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were […]
Read MoreJournal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Study on Insulin Copay Cap Policy Cites Utah CHESS
Journal Article published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy titled “The impact of a statewide insulin copay cap policy for insured patients with diabetes in Utah” cites Utah CHESS survey in framing the study’s assessment of patient insulin out-of-pocket costs in pre-policy vs post-policy periods. See publication. .
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Policy Institute Cites Utah CHESS Survey
The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah cited the Utah CHESS survey in a paper on Utah’s health care coverage landscape, capturing uninsurance rates and affordability issues in the state. View Publication.
Read MoreMost People Dropped in Utah’s Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Never Tried to Renew Coverage
A survey of people who lost Medicaid coverage in Utah last year found just over half made no effort to renew their coverage, in many cases due to difficulties with paperwork requirements, reports KFF Health News. While many found insurance elsewhere – 39 percent through an employer and 15 percent through the Marketplace – thirty […]
Read MoreUtah Residents Bear Health Care Affordability Burdens Unequally; Distrust of/Disrespect by Health Care Providers Leads Some to Delay/Go Without Needed Care
Key Findings A survey of more than 1,300 Utah adults, conducted from May 18 to June 3, 2023, found that: Difference in Affordability Burdens & Concerns Race The intersection of racial disparities in health care and affordability issues impact access to care and may contribute to financial burdens for communities of color, particularly Black and […]
Read MoreUtah Residents Worry about High Hospital Costs; Have Difficulty Estimating Quality/Cost of Care; and Express Bipartisan Support for Government Action
Hospitals provide essential services and are vital to the well-being of our communities. However, a survey of more than 1,300 Utah adults, conducted from May 18 to June 3, 2023, finds that many Utah residents worry about hospital costs and support a variety of government-led solutions across party lines. Hardship and Worry about Hospital […]
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