Utah Health Insurance

How healthy is living
in Utah?

Utah is the 7th healthiest state to live in according to the 2012 America's Health Rankings® by the United Health Foundation.

The good news:

• Utah has very low rates of obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and diabetes.
• Relatively few adults smoke or engage in binge drinking.

The bad news:

• The high school graduation rate has declined over the past five years. It's currently 79.4 percent, which ranks 19th nationally.
• Utah ranks 37th for infectious disease rates and 39th for immunization coverage among young children.

Utah's best and worst category rankings:

• Smoking – 1st
• Diabetes – 1st
• Cancer Deaths – 1st
• Sedentary Lifestyle – 2nd
• Preventable Hospitalizations – 2nd
• Primary Care Physicians – 45th
• Geographic Disparity – 46th

more details

• See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Utah.
• Trust for America's Health ia another source for key Utah health quality findings. In addition, 2010's federal health reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), included the creation of a prevention fund to provide more than $16 billion over the next 10 years to invest in effective, proven prevention efforts, like childhood obesity prevention and tobacco cessation, and the site has a report on how it impacts Utah here.

get local health results

State snapshot too large? Get county-by-county health rankings for Utah, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.

Does Utah have a health insurance high risk pool?

Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool
Toll-free 1-800-705-9173 or (801) 442-6660

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Utah started offering health care insurance 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.

Non-profit sources of health insurance information for Utah

• The Foundation for Health Coverage Education's mission is to provide simplified public and private health insurance eligibility information in order to help more people access coverage. Here is its guide on how to find health insurance in Utah.
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is tracking the progress of health insurance reform in each state. Its page for Utah can be found here.
• The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization that, among other things, provides health care plan report cards for consumers. Search for Utah health insurance plan report cards.

Utah state government health insurance resources

Utah and national health reform —  The Insurance Department’s page on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on Utah.

Utah Healthcare Initiative —  Organized to bring the issue of health system reform before the voters of Utah.

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.

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.

Medicaid in Utah —  A joint Federal and State program that provides payment for some medical costs for certain individuals who are older, have low incomes and limited assets, or are disabled.

Utah Department of Human Services —  Information on insurance programs – Medicare, Medicaid and long term health insurance information.

How did Utah officials vote on health reform?

H.R.2: Repealing the Health Care Bill

#14

Date of Vote: 1/19/2011 Status: House passed 245-189, 1 not voting

HOUSE|SENATE

1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]

Yes (2)

• Rob Bishop

• Jason Chaffetz

Our
Pick

No (1)

• Jim Matheson