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Building barriers to treatment harms both patients and taxpayers. This proposal is a short-sighted approach to Medicare reform.

Trump’s new Medicare rule would undermine patient protections

Trump's new Medicare rule would undermine patient protections By Kenneth E. Thorpe The Trump administration is poised to undermine seniors' access to lifesaving medications. It recently proposed...
Heartflow FFRCT, used to diagnose coronary artery disease, is currently available to Medicare beneficiaries in 23 states but not to those in Utah.

Utah House Republicans seek access to Heartflow FFRCT for state Medicare...

Utah House Republicans seek access to Heartflow FFRCT for state Medicare recipients with coronary artery disease By Madison Shupe Utah’s Congressional Republicans, led by Republican Congressman...
How to plan for rising healthcare costs in retirement with Medicare

How to plan for rising healthcare costs in retirement with Medicare

How to plan for rising healthcare costs in retirement with Medicare By Eric Kearney What keeps you up at night? For millions of Americans, it's the...
Disability Law Center HCBS report Utah

Disability Law Center’s report raises concerns about Utah’s implementation of HCBS...

The Disability Law Center released a report, titled HCBS Settings Rule: Evaluating Utah's Transition Process An Opportunity for Inclusion, which details the results of a...
private insurers negotiate prescription drug prices

With prescription drug prices, private insurers haggle better than Uncle Sam

Written by Sally C. Pipes The White House is declaring war on prescription drug prices. "The administration is deeply concerned with the rapidly growing prices of...
affordable health insurance take care utah

How to get affordable health insurance now

Written by Randal Serr, director of Take Care Utah Did you know that a 25-year old in St. George earning $22,000 a year can get...
Zion Eye Institute telescope implant macular degeneration

Zion Eye Institute implants first ocular telescope in southern Utah

Dr. Jayson Edwards, a cornea surgeon at the Zion Eye Institute in St. George, successfully implanted a tiny telescope into the eye of a...