Utah Health Insurance
How healthy is living in Utah?
Utah is a pretty darn good place to live. It ranks as the 6th healthiest state in which to live, according to an annual listing released by one of the country's leading health care foundations.
Utah has the lowest percentage of smokers in the nation (9.8 percent -- less than half of many other states) and has been number one since 1990.
It also has the least cancer deaths, next-to-the-best rankings in infant mortality and preventable hospitalizations, and the third lowest rate of binge drinking.
Out of 20 areas looked at, Utah lands in the top ten in nine of them.
The only areas where Utah dips down into the lowest end of the rankings are in availablity of primary care physicians (45th) and per capita public health spending ($72 for the 47th spot).
See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Utah.
Does Utah have a risk pool for the uninsurable?
Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool
Toll-free 1-800-705-9173 or (801) 442-6660
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 poolto 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. Find more on 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.
- Cover The Uninsured's facts on the uninsured in Utah.
- Its guide on how to find health insurance in Utah.
- Materiales En Español -- Guías para encontrar cobertura de seguro de salud.
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 contribute to funding its research. Find more on the Health Policy Institute.
News headlines on Utah health insurance
Find the most recent headlines on health insurance in Utah at Google News or Yahoo News.
Want single-payer health care? Concerned about the uninsured?
Contact your elected officials about health care issues
Contact your federal officials. Phone calls are best. Faxes are good, too. Since 9-11 postal mail creates long delays, and many members of Congress simply do not take e-mail seriously -- however, since e-mail is so easy it doesn't hurt to do that, too. Members of the Senate and Congress will usually ignore any correspondence that is not from their district, so its not desirable to blanket e-mail them (this type of abuse is why many do not view it favorably). The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a guide on how to contact your elected officials, including a valuable list of dos and dont's.
- Contact the White House
Phone: toll free 1-800-671-7887 (ask for the Comment Line)
FAX: 1 202-456-2461 (fax)
E-mail:comments@whitehouse.gov
- Find contact information on your U.S. Representative
Locate by using your ZIP Code
Or if you know who your representative is, simply call the Capitol Switchboard toll-free at 1-800-962-3524
- Senator Bob 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 (scroll down)
Contact by E-mail
- Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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: 01-538-1528
Contact by e-mail
- Contact your Utah State Senator
- Contact your Utah State Representative
USNews health insurance rankings for Utah
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 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.
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