
January 28, 2009 Newsletter

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Just a reminder to treat those that serve us at the Sizzler well and remember to leave a tip for them before you leave.

Meetings: Sizzler, 371 East 400 South, SLC 11:45 – 1:00 pm, Meeting Room (Northwest corner of Restaurant.) Round Table Meetings, Same Time & Location except in the Atrium.

** Board meeting is the 1st Tuesday of every month at the Pagoda, 5^th East and 1^st North in Salt Lake City. 5:30 pm with dinner afterwards.

WED 1/28	Proposed Health Care Reform
TUE 2/03	Board Meeting**
WED 2/04	Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 2/11	Ron L. Morris, Utah State Fire Marshal
WED 2/18	Round Table
WED 2/25	Speaker and Topic – TBA
FRI 2/27	Registration Deadline for Utah Mid-Winter Leadership Training
TUE 3/03	Board Meeting**
WED 3/04	Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 3/11	Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 3/18	No Meeting
SAT 3/21	Utah Mid-Winter Leadership Training, Salt Lake City, UT

WED 3/25	Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 4/01	Speaker and Topic – TBA
SAT 4/04	Kiwanis One Day
TUE 4/07	Board Meeting**
WED 4/08	Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 4/15	Round Table
WED 4/22	Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 4/29	Speaker and Topic – TBA
TUE 5/05	Board Meeting**
WED 5/06	Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 5/13	Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 5/20	Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 5/27	Speaker and Topic – TBA
TUE 6/02	Board Meeting**

From: http://www.statehousecall.org/Utah Friday, December 19, 2008 Utah Reforms The Deseret News reports on legislative developments in Utah that could re-shape the insurance market there. "One of the more immediate changes would be retooling the employer-based insurance benefit plans, not doing away with them but giving employees more options to purchase and carry coverage with them when they change jobs." To view the proposals, head to the web site for the health system reform task force. Web page: http://le.utah.gov/asp/interim/Commit.asp?Year=2008&Com=TSKHSR. Thursday, December 18, 2008 Low-cost Plans and Charity Care in Utah For once, a legislature is doing something to lower the cost of insurance. The Utah Legislature is considering legislation that would let insurance companies offer mandate-lite policies. (Continued on Below)	January 28^th in History …. 1547 - King Henry VIII of England died and his nine-year-old son, Edward VI, assumed the throne. 1915 - Congress passed legislation creating the U.S. Coast Guard. 1916 - The first Jewish Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Louis Brandeis, was appointed. 1986 - U.S. shuttle Challenger exploded 72 seconds after lift off, killing all seven crew members aboard, including school teacher Christa McAuliffe. 1999 - The creation of Element 114 is announced by scientists. 2003 - In his second State of the Union Address, President Bush presents case for war with Iraq. ****** Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over. Benjamin Franklin**
Contact Information	(B) Business, (C) Cell,(H) Home
President/ Newsletter	Gordon Lewis, (C) 915-6228, (C) 706-4519, gclbowl@xmission.com
Immed Past President	Ron Howell, (W) 983-8000, (H) 397-2532
1^st Vice President	Dave Nelson, (B) 486-7855, (C) 918-7617
2^nd Vice President	Ed Tanner, (B) 524-2534, (C) 201-9908
Secretary	Mark Anderson (B) 568-9322 (C) 232-5560
Speaker Coordinator	Dale Kirby (C) 633-7877
Board Members	Dave Nelson, Ed Rogers, and Ron Howell, Chuck Baker

From: http://www.statehousecall.org/Utah (Continued)

Paul Mero, president of the Sutherland Institute, addressed a legislative committee. You can hear his presentation on "authentic charity care" going to recorded audio portion of the meeting at http://www.le.utah.gov/asp/interim/Commit.asp?Year=2008&Com=TSKHSR. You can also read the institute's original report on charity care on the Sutherland web site (http://www.sutherlandinstitute.org/uploads/authenticcharitycare.pdf) (PDF).

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Health Insurance Reforms Offered in Utah

Mixed bag -- some moves towards consumer freedom, some moves away

Utah legislators are considering a bill that would introduce a variety of reforms to the state's health insurance regulations. The good news is that they are considering allowing a mandate-lite policy to be sold, which would cost about a third of the price of regular policies. There would be some new mandates on insurance, though. For instance, the new plans being sold must be sold through a presumably government-run Internet portal. Also, health insurers could not set premium prices based on applicants' health history.

While there are troubling aspects of this legislation, it is certainly a step in the right direction. Many state policymakers seem to view health care reform as consisting of expanding Medicaid and imposing new mandates on health insurance. Allowing mandate-lite policies to be sold introduces more innovation to the market and allows insurers to craft policies to meet individuals' needs.

It may not be a perfect plan, but Utah residents could soon have a little more freedom in their health insurance marketplace.