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Backgrounder posted August 19, 2010 by Gregg Girvan Consumer Power: 5 Lessons from Utah’s Heath Care Reform
Abstract: Obamacare is on the march, and state policymakers must decide by 2014 how they will respond to this encroachment on states’ rights to control their own health insurance markets. The state of Utah has been on the reform path since 2005. With its system of defined contributions (as…
Backgrounder posted July 30, 2010 by Gregg Girvan Utah’s Defined-Contribution Option: Patient-Centered Health Care
Abstract: Americans who receive health insurance through their jobs generally have little flexibility: 86 percent of employers in the country offer only one plan. This system of “defined benefits” has worked well for expanding group coverage, but severely limits options for individuals, and has…
Backgrounder posted April 9, 2010 by Edmund Haislmaier State Health Care Reform: An Update on Utah's Reform
Abstract: In sharp contrast to the recently enacted federal health care reform, Utah is taking a targeted approach to expanding coverage while moving the system in a more patient-centered direction. Utah's approach promises to increase the number of…
Commentary posted February 25, 2010 by Stuart Butler, Ph.D. Risking Big Changes with Small Reforms
(Article originally written for the New England Journal of Medicine …
Backgrounder posted May 14, 2008 by Dan Lips, Evan Feinberg Improving Education in the Nation's Capital: Expanding School Choice
The District of Columbia is home to one of the nation's most troubled public school systems. The District spends $14,400 for every child in public school—well above the national average and more than any of the 50 states.[1] The 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
WebMemo posted by Gregg Girvan Utah’s Health Premium Aggregator: Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Workforce
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Backgrounder posted August 19, 2010 by Gregg Girvan Consumer Power: 5 Lessons from Utah’s Heath Care Reform
Abstract: Obamacare is on the march, and state policymakers must decide by 2014 how they will respond to this encroachment on states’ rights to control their own health insurance markets. The state of Utah has been on the reform path since 2005. With its system of defined contributions (as…
WebMemo posted by Gregg Girvan Utah’s Health Premium Aggregator: Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Workforce
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Backgrounder posted April 9, 2010 by Edmund Haislmaier State Health Care Reform: An Update on Utah's Reform
Abstract: In sharp contrast to the recently enacted federal health care reform, Utah is taking a targeted approach to expanding coverage while moving the system in a more patient-centered direction. Utah's approach promises to increase the number of…
Backgrounder posted July 30, 2010 by Gregg Girvan Utah’s Defined-Contribution Option: Patient-Centered Health Care
Abstract: Americans who receive health insurance through their jobs generally have little flexibility: 86 percent of employers in the country offer only one plan. This system of “defined benefits” has worked well for expanding group coverage, but severely limits options for individuals, and has…
Commentary posted February 25, 2010 by Stuart Butler, Ph.D. Risking Big Changes with Small Reforms
(Article originally written for the New England Journal of Medicine …
Backgrounder posted May 14, 2008 by Dan Lips, Evan Feinberg Improving Education in the Nation's Capital: Expanding School Choice
The District of Columbia is home to one of the nation's most troubled public school systems. The District spends $14,400 for every child in public school—well above the national average and more than any of the 50 states.[1] The 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…

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Backgrounder posted August 19, 2010 by Gregg Girvan Consumer Power: 5 Lessons from Utah’s Heath Care Reform
Abstract: Obamacare is on the march, and state policymakers must decide by 2014 how they will respond to this encroachment on states’ rights to control their own health insurance markets. The state of Utah has been on the reform path since 2005. With its system of defined contributions (as…
Backgrounder posted July 30, 2010 by Gregg Girvan Utah’s Defined-Contribution Option: Patient-Centered Health Care
Abstract: Americans who receive health insurance through their jobs generally have little flexibility: 86 percent of employers in the country offer only one plan. This system of “defined benefits” has worked well for expanding group coverage, but severely limits options for individuals, and has…
Backgrounder posted April 9, 2010 by Edmund Haislmaier State Health Care Reform: An Update on Utah's Reform
Abstract: In sharp contrast to the recently enacted federal health care reform, Utah is taking a targeted approach to expanding coverage while moving the system in a more patient-centered direction. Utah's approach promises to increase the number of…
Backgrounder posted May 14, 2008 by Dan Lips, Evan Feinberg Improving Education in the Nation's Capital: Expanding School Choice
The District of Columbia is home to one of the nation's most troubled public school systems. The District spends $14,400 for every child in public school—well above the national average and more than any of the 50 states.[1] The 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
WebMemo posted by Gregg Girvan Utah’s Health Premium Aggregator: Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Workforce
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Blog Post on 6/24/2011 2:00:06 PM Federalism Guarantees States Key Role in Controlling Immigration
Critics of state and local government action on immigration fail to keep in mind one simple but critical point: The...…
Blog Post on 8/9/2010 9:00:28 AM What Patient-Centered Health Care Reform Really Looks Like
There’s a lot of talk these days about patient-centered health care reform. Before Obamacare, health care revolved...…
Blog Post on 4/19/2010 11:00:27 AM Outside the Beltway: Utah's Successes Highlight Federalism's Benefits
In the past year, the Congressional health care battle has usurped much of the public discourse on health care reform. ...…
Blog Post on 3/11/2010 5:00:43 AM Guest Blogger: Utah House Speaker Dave Clark and Senate President Michael Waddoups on Federalism
Since our “modest proposal” essay was published in the Washington Post on Feb. 19, we have heard mostly support, but...…
Blog Post on 3/3/2010 6:30:26 AM In the Green Room: Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) on Guns, Property and the EPA
Heritage Foundation today to meet with bloggers at The Blogger's Briefing. Before the meeting, he sat down with us to...…
Blog Post on 2/12/2010 2:00:15 PM Outside the Beltway: AZ Rejects Economy Killing Energy Taxes
Utah is not the only Western state that is rejecting the left's global warming regulation policies. This week Arizona...…
Blog Post on 2/12/2010 6:01:59 AM Outside the Beltway: Utah Questions Climate Science
Utah's House Legislature took a strong stance against cap and trade as well as the alleged scientific consensus by...…
Blog Post on 11/12/2009 12:25:25 PM In the Green Room: Utah's Gov. Herbert on DC 'Freezing Out the States' Over Health Reform
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFMLzi2CBII[/youtube] It's simple: "Our approach in Utah is to give consumers...…
Blog Post on 10/27/2009 10:05:41 AM In the Green Room: Dr. Norm Thurston, Utah's Free Market Health Reform Architect
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5-BoR9hAvQ[/youtube] Dr. Norm Thurston is doing something extraordinary: he's...…
Blog Post on 9/28/2009 11:12:52 AM Guest Blogger: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) on Health Care
Americans love having options. From the food we eat to the cars we drive, we relish making our own choices based on...…

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