Utah Health Insurance


Family & Individual Health Insurance
Short-term Health Insurance
Group /Small Business
Student Health Insurance
Medicare Supplement
Life Insurance


How healthy is living in Utah?

Utah edged even closer to the pinnacle in the 2009 ranking of the healthiest states by the United Health Foundation. The state climbed to #2 in this year's analysis.

The state's best and worst category rankings:

  • Prevalence of smoking – 1
  • Prevalence of bing drinking – 1
  • Prevalence of obesity – 5
  • Violent crime – 6
  • Occupational fatalities – th
  • Infectious disease – 6
  • Children in poverty – 2
  • Primary care physicians – 45
  • Preventable hospitalizations – 2
  • Poor physical health days – 5
  • Geographic disparity – 44
  • Infant mortality – 1
  • Cardiovascular deaths – 3
  • Cancer deaths – 1
  • Premature death – 7

See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Utah.


Does Utah have a risk pool for the uninsurable?

Thumbs up on offering a risk pool.; Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool
Toll-free 1-800-705-9173 or (801) 442-6660


IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Utah will offer health coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Utah's participation, click here.

Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.


Cover The Uninsured's guide on finding health insurance in Utah

Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.


Georgetown University's Guide to Health Insurance in Utah

Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations help fund its research. Learn more about the Health Policy Institute.

Review Georgetown's guide for Utah.


USNews health insurance rankings for Utah

USNews logo US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state. Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in Utah.


Official State Goverment Sites with Utah Health Insurance Information

Utah State Seal.;

Utah Department of Human Services: Insurance Programs -- Medicare, Medicaid and long term health insurance information.

Utah Children's Health Insurance Program -- families who cannot afford to buy health insurance for their children may be eligible for health coverage through the Utah CHIP.

Advocacy

Utah Health Policy Project -- a resource for the public, community leaders, businesses, health care providers and policy makers interested in strengthening the health care system while working to develop visionary and systemic solutions to the crisis of the uninsured and under-insured.

Democracy for Utah: Heath Care -- a resource for the public, community leaders, businesses, health care providers and policy makers interested in strengthening the health care system while working to develop visionary and systemic solutions to the crisis of the uninsured and under-insured.

Utah Health Insurance Companies

Health insurance companies in Utah.
Get health plan pricing for these companies.

Altius Health Plans
American Medical Security Life Insurance Company
Humana
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah
SelectHealth

Call Congress: Support Insurance Reform

Contact your federal officials. All Americans need your help to demand that Congress continue to support health care legislation that will make health insurance affordable and accessible to all Americans.
Senator Robert F. Bennett
PHONE: 202-224-5444 (DC office)
FAX: 202-228-1168 (DC office)
Local offices
Contact by E-mail
Senator Orrin Hatch
PHONE: 202-224-5251 (DC office)
FAX: 202-224-6331 (DC office)
Local offices
Contact by E-mail

House Members
(follow link, then look for "Contact")

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For state-level reform, contact:

Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert
350 North State Street, Suite 200
PO Box 142220
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2220
PHONE: 801-538-1000 or 1-800-705-2464
FAX: 801-538-1528
Contact by e-mail


Contact your Utah State Senator
Contact your Utah State Representative

Read more on Health Care Reform!


Health Insurance 101: learning center

Individual health insurance an overview for those without employer-sponsored plans

Health insurance scams: tips for defending yourself from insurance fraud

Private health insurance: background on the "American way" of paying for health care

Self-employed health insurance: how to get – and keep – your health coverage

Additional health care resources

Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.

Utah Licensee Search
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

Other Utah Public Resources
Utah Medical Association