This thread discusses the Content article: Utah ranked no. 26 in child health care

In Utah, health care is viewed as a right for the wealthy and a privilege for the poor.

Senator wrote:
This thread discusses the Content article: Utah ranked no. 26 in child health care

In Utah, health care is viewed as a right for the wealthy and a privilege for the poor.

Maybe you should read the article. What's interesting about statistics is,it depends. When this ranking was done, there were circumstances that led to a lower ranking. This was recognized by our legislature and rectified. This is what happened and what was done about it. (per the article "senator".

Part of the problem could be the formerly periodic nature of the state Children's Health Insurance Program, said Nate Checketts, a bureau director with the state Department of Health. The program is designed to offer health coverage to kids of low-income families -- but up until last July, it had to freeze applications for a time when it hit the state funding ceiling.

"One thing that other states have benefited from is that their programs have always been open," he said.

This spring, lawmakers passed a bill opening the program on an unlimited basis. During the uninterrupted enrollment period in the last year, the number of children enrolled jumped 38 percent to 34,621.

"That's the result of being able to open the program up," Checketts said. "The growth has been a little bit more steady in recent months."

Thomas K, do you believe everything you read? Just look around you and its not hard to figure out what the Republican attitude towards health care really is all about. Has the state made "serious" attempts to reach low income parents with health care options? I haven't seen any commercials trying to inform parents that their kids are covered by health care insurance if they don't have private insurance. Just because the legislature passes this legislation doesn't mean that they really want people to take advantage of it.

We will just see as to how effective the changes made by the legislature really are when next year's rankings are released. I do not trust this legislature. They make it seem like they are breaking the bank when it comes to education funding, but in reality, the education share of the overall budget keeps shrinking. Perhaps they are more honest with their health care for children, but only time will tell (and next year's rankings).

With that being said, I'm glad that they are attempting to cover kids; but it is a low-down dirty shame that the parents of these kids have to go without coverage.

ThomasK wrote:
Senator wrote:
This thread discusses the Content article: Utah ranked no. 26 in child health care

In Utah, health care is viewed as a right for the wealthy and a privilege for the poor.

Maybe you should read the article. What's interesting about statistics is,it depends. When this ranking was done, there were circumstances that led to a lower ranking. This was recognized by our legislature and rectified. This is what happened and what was done about it. (per the article "senator".

Part of the problem could be the formerly periodic nature of the state Children's Health Insurance Program, said Nate Checketts, a bureau director with the state Department of Health. The program is designed to offer health coverage to kids of low-income families -- but up until last July, it had to freeze applications for a time when it hit the state funding ceiling.

"One thing that other states have benefited from is that their programs have always been open," he said.

This spring, lawmakers passed a bill opening the program on an unlimited basis. During the uninterrupted enrollment period in the last year, the number of children enrolled jumped 38 percent to 34,621.

"That's the result of being able to open the program up," Checketts said. "The growth has been a little bit more steady in recent months."

Agree. Utah should rise when the next study is done. That fix had huge implications.

Senator wrote:
Thomas K, do you believe everything you read? Just look around you and its not hard to figure out what the Republican attitude towards health care really is all about. Has the state made "serious" attempts to reach low income parents with health care options? I haven't seen any commercials trying to inform parents that their kids are covered by health care insurance if they don't have private insurance. Just because the legislature passes this legislation doesn't mean that they really want people to take advantage of it.

We will just see as to how effective the changes made by the legislature really are when next year's rankings are released. I do not trust this legislature. They make it seem like they are breaking the bank when it comes to education funding, but in reality, the education share of the overall budget keeps shrinking. Perhaps they are more honest with their health care for children, but only time will tell (and next year's rankings).

With that being said, I'm glad that they are attempting to cover kids; but it is a low-down dirty shame that the parents of these kids have to go without coverage.

What, they just made up the 34% increase? What they didn't recognize the problem with the ceiling and opened it up to a UNLIMITED BASIS? If you've got proof otherwise, then show it. If not, then just say you were wrong.

And yes, the Healthcare program for children in Utah is an excellent, well run program.

Senator wrote:
Has the state made "serious" attempts to reach low income parents with health care options? I haven't seen any commercials trying to inform parents that their kids are covered by health care insurance if they don't have private insurance.

Well here you go "senator" take a gander at this: http://www.utahchip.org/resourcematerials.htm

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