MEDICAID

Medicaid provides essential healthcare coverage to hundreds of thousands of Utahns. UHA works to ensure the program remains strong, stable, and responsive to community needs.

UHA Legislative Update: Week 3

UHA Legislative Update: Week 3

The bottom line: As Utah lawmakers move into Week 3 of the 45-day legislative session, budget cuts, particularly to Medicaid, are dominating conversations at the Capitol, with significant implications for hospitals and the communities they serve, according to Utah...

Medicare and Medicaid Explainer

Medicare and Medicaid Explainer

Medicaid, Medicare. They sound a lot alike, but they're actually two very different programs. And knowing the difference really matters, especially in Utah. Here's a simple trick to keep them straight think care for Medicare and aid for Medicaid. Medicare is a...

UHA Conference Brings Healthcare Leaders Together in Midway

UHA Conference Brings Healthcare Leaders Together in Midway

1 BIG THING: Historic AHA Leadership Visit The Utah Hospital Association's Annual Fall Learning Conference in Midway welcomed Rick Pollack, President and CEO of the American Hospital Association — marking the first time in more than 25 years an AHA president has...

After the Big Beautiful Bill: Preparing Utah’s Rural Hospitals for What’s Next

WHY IT MATTERS: According to Matt McCullough, Ph.D., Director of Rural Hospital Improvement at the Utah Hospital Association, the Big Beautiful Bill's rural healthcare...

Rural Hospitals to Feel Impact of Big Beautiful Bill Medicaid Changes

Why it matters: The "Big Beautiful Bill" includes significant changes to Medicaid funding that will particularly affect rural hospitals, which serve communities with higher...

Utah hospital leader warns: Medicaid cuts would devastate rural healthcare

As Congress considers changes to Medicaid funding, Utah offers a compelling example of how state-level innovation can create highly efficient healthcare delivery systems....