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Utah organization celebrates 53rd year of Medicare, Medicaid; lawmakers work to cut funds

Katie Matheson July 30, 2018

Alliance for a Better Utah is celebrating the 53rd anniversary of the Medicare and Medicaid programs that have served local Utahns since 1965. As many as 646,300 Utahns are enrolled in Medicare/Medicaid and around 150,000 additional locals could be covered if Utah decides to vote “yes” in November on the Medicaid expansion. “Utahns appreciate the

Press Release: Celebrating the 53rd Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid

Katie Matheson July 30, 2018

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

Call to Action: Protect Our Healthcare!

Chase Thomas September 22, 2017

[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

How do we as Utahns respond to DACA?

Chase Thomas September 6, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To say I was disappointed by the Trump administration’s announcement today ending DACA would be an understatement. I’m sad that so many of my friends–here in Utah where I live, in Arizona where I grew up, in Texas where I served a spanish-speaking mission, and across the nation–may face the possibility of being ejected from

Lee ‘not ready’ to support Senate health care bill, could be one of few GOP holdouts

Better Utah June 22, 2017

Sources: Deseret News and KSL.com Utah Sen. Mike Lee is one of four Republicans who say they are “not ready” to vote in favor of the party’s health care reform legislation after it was unveiled in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. “Currently, for a variety of reasons, we are not ready to vote for this

That one time Mike Lee shut down the Mighty 5

Better Utah October 1, 2014

The Better UTAH Beat airs Tuesday afternoons on KVNU’s For the People. Podcasts of previous episodes are available here. —– Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character. – Horace Greeley Popularity is a curious thing. Everyone wants it–especially politicians. No elected official wants to have

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