PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT – Today, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee heard H.B. 441, Tax Equalization and Reduction Act. Lauren Simpson, policy director for Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the following statement on the bill and the meeting: “Taxes create essential revenue for programs and services
This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Legislation setting forth a potential ban on abortions performed because of a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis is closing in on final passage after clearing a Senate committee Friday. The panel of lawmakers voted 4-2 to send the bill to the
This article originally appeared in the Moab Times. Read it in its entirety here. As the 2019 session of the Utah Legislature continues into its third week, the debate over Medicaid expansion has dominated the headlines. Demonstrations occurred on the Capitol grounds and inside the legislative chambers as Utah lawmakers worked on a replacement for a voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Utah Senators passed an amended version of Senate Bill
This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Under the eyes of a capacity crowd, and with protesters inside and outside their chamber, members of the Utah House voted Friday for a partial Medicaid expansion program that would revert to full expansion in the event federal administrators reject the state’s plans. Representatives voted 56-19 for SB96, securing the two-thirds majority required for immediate
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2018 SEAN REYES CONTINUES TO STAND WITH PARTY OVER PEOPLE Salt Lake City, UT – A national poll released today shows that over 93% of American voters support current protections for pre-existing conditions. The poll, conducted by Civis Analytics and commissioned by Planned Parenthood and the National Women’s
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2018 CELEBRATING THE 53RD ANNIVERSARY OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID Salt Lake City, UT – Today, good government group Alliance for a Better Utah celebrated the 53rd anniversary of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Since 1965, these programs have offered high-quality care for the elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged in
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The flu this year is scary. For a variety of reasons that experts are still working to understand, the flu is killing around 4,000 Americans a week and will likely end up taking more lives than were lost to the Swine flu in 2009-2010. As a mother of two young children ages 3 years and
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s the nightmare that will never end… Yes, our healthcare system needs to be fixed — there are problems with the ACA and other aspects of the way we structure insurance and pay for our healthcare. But does that mean we should rush towards solutions that could potentially undermine the whole system and make it
Healthcare and All that Good Stuff: August 2017 It was a busy week on the hill for healthcare committees. Legislators heard from various groups on medicaid expansion, insurance premiums, and general healthcare structures. Healthcare Systems Legislators heard from the The Commonwealth Fund, which included a presentation on the general health of the healthcare system, comparison
Source: Salt Lake Tribune I want to talk to anyone who thinks the free market is the answer to our health care crisis. What is the free market? It’s a transparent and competitive marketplace where a willing buyer and willing seller can engage in an informed transaction. Sounds like buying a cellphone, a car, even
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