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TestUtah charges the state for millions of dollars in coronavirus tests, some of which could have been reimbursed by insurance


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About $10 million Utah could have spent to help people pay rent or business owners keep their companies afloat was used to pay for TestUtah coronavirus tests that insurance and other sources likely
would have covered, an analysis by The Salt Lake Tribune shows.
Touting its approach as a disruptor that streamlines access to health care, Nomi Health does not ask test seekers whether they have insurance. It instead bills only the state of Utah, under contracts for its work at TestUtah sites. ....

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Nonprofits Help Utahns Find 'Bidencare' Coverage in Health Marketplace


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Many Utahns have lost their health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic, but subsidized coverage is now available through the Affordable Care Act.
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You may know it as Obamacare.
But nowadays, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has a new moniker, Bidencare, because President Joe Biden ordered the Health Insurance Marketplace reopened through May 15 to help Utahns and others who lost health insurance during the COVID-19 crisis get a subsidized plan.
The Biden administration is putting $50 million into marketing and advertising the special enrollment period to guide qualified Utahns through the process of getting covered.
Stacy Stanford, health policy analyst for the Utah Health Policy Project and the Take Care Utah Network, said health advocates have been pushing for the marketplace to reopen since the beginning of the pandemic. ....

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Utahns have another chance to enroll in Affordable Care Act marketplace


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5PM: Utahns have another chance to enroll in Affordable Care Act marketplace
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SALT LAKE CITY Utahns who missed open enrollment for the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace have a second chance. Normally, sign-up is just once a year.
The federal exchange website reopened sign-ups for another three months, giving uninsured Americans plenty of time to explore health insurance options.
This is an open door for anyone who is uninsured or underinsured, Stanford explained to KSL-TV. If you re currently in an aca plan and you want to make changes, this is a really wide open enrollment period. ....

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Plan to give birth control to more people under Medicaid passes legislative hurdle


Plan to give birth control to more people under Medicaid passes legislative hurdle
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SALT LAKE CITY A Utah lawmaker’s second attempt to expand Medicaid birth control and family planning services to more residents passed its first legislative hurdle on Friday.
“Contraceptive care is medical care,” said bill sponsor Sen. Derek Kitchen, D-Salt Lake City.
HB128 would require the state’s Medicaid program to apply for waiver or a state plan amendment seeking a 90/10 match of funds from the federal government. If the waiver or amendment gets approved by the federal government, those making up to 250% of the federal poverty level would receive family planning services. ....

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