Health insurance is a great equalizer, but now thousands of Utah residents lack it

Tens of thousands of low-income Utahns have lost their health insurance in recent weeks and more are expected to lose coverage in the coming months as a pandemic-era federal policy that has prevented states from removing people from Medicaid continues to relax. More than 15 percent of Utah residents were enrolled in Medicaid when Beehive … Read more

At least 1.7 million Americans use health sharing arrangements, despite a lack of protections

The plans require members to ask for charitable treatment before submitting bills. A new report has provided the first nationwide tally of Americans who rely on shared health care plans — arrangements through which people agree to pay each other’s medical bills — and the number is higher than previously realized. The Colorado Division of … Read more