pandemic

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

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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

State policies play an important role in expanding access to mental health care

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Four state policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to spur telehealth expansion were associated with telehealth expansion by mental health facilities, but telehealth growth was lowest among facilities in counties with the largest percentage of black residents, according to a new RAND corporate study. Telehealth expansion was also lower among facilities that accepted Medicaid or … Read more