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Show health care support system is in place there is a much weaker relationship between admissions for preventable conditions and income level. Members of Legislative Health Committees 1998 The Utah Health Policy Commission Governor Michael O. Leavitt Lieutenant Governor Olene Walker Senator John P. Holmgren Senator George Mantes Senator Howard C. Nielson Representative Mary Carlson Representative Orville Carnahan Representative Peter C. Knudson Rod L. Betit, Director of the Department of Health and Human Services Lourdes Cook, Vice-President of Human Resources Roberta Herzberg, Associate Professor of Political Science at USU Allan Lipman, President and CEO of Amalgamated Sugar Company Pamela Turner, Small Business Owner Marilyn Tang, Chariman of the Board of Certified Interior Systems Senate Standing Committee Health & Environment Robert Muhlestein, Chair John P. Holmgren LeRay McAllister Robert Montgomery Robert Steiner Millie Peterson House Standing Committee Health & Human Services Nora B. Stevens, Chair Bryan D. Holladay, Vice Chair Margaret Dayton Bill Hickman Robert H.M. Killpack Carl R. Saunders Raymond W. Short Richard L. Walsh Loretta Baca Mary Carlson Gene Davis Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Health & Human Services Howard Stephenson, Chair Howard Nielson Scott Howell House Appropriations Subcommittee Health & Human Services J. Brent Haymond, Co-Chair Jeff Alexander Lloyd Frandsen Bryan D. Holladay Robert H.M. Killpack Richard M. Siddoway Loretta Baca Gene Davis Health-Related Bills Information Provided by the Utah Health Policy Commission 1998 Legislative Session The two legislative items recommended to the Legislature by the Utah Health Policy Commission (HPC) passed, and four of the budget items were successfully funded. HB 137, Children's Health Insurance Program, recommended by the Health Policy Commission and sponsored by Representative Peter Knudson and Co-Sponsored by Representative Mary Carlson. This bill establishes a health insurance program for approximately 30,000 uninsured Utah children. Eligibility requirements include: (1) income below 200% of the federal poverty level and above Medicaid's income threshold; (2)children 18 years and under who are not covered by employer or individual insurance plans; and (3) those not eligible for Medicaid. This standard insurance package allows coverage for all eligible children with benefits of hospital services, physician services, laboratory services, prescription drugs, mental health services, and preventive care. Such preventive care includes routine physicals, immunizations, vision screening, hearing screening, and basic dental services. The Children's Health Insurance Program is a free-standing, non-Medicaid 148 |
