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U-SHARE (Utahns for Sustainable Health Reform) is a coalition of community, business and provider organizations and individuals united to reform Utah’s health system. As a coalition we believe health system reform should find a balance between the private and public sector that reflect the goals of:
1. Expanding ACCESS,
2. Increasing QUALITY and
3. Containing COST.
The following principles are guides to reaching these goals: Strengthen Personal and Shared Responsibility
1. Share cost and risk amongst employers, providers, insurers, government and individuals.
2. Maximize personal responsibility for health and wellness.
3. Encourage individuals to seek health care at the right time and place.
Ensure Affordability and Access to Care
1. Provide affordable access to care and coverage for Utahns.
2. Provide subsidies for those who are unable to afford coverage and care.
3. Promote benefit packages that cover essential services including primary and preventive care, specialty
care, pharmacy, mental health and inpatient hospital services.
4. Support affordable access to medically necessary, cost effective health care services.
5. Optimize public programs such as Medicaid, CHIP and the Utah Premium Partnership.
6. Invest more in the state’s primary care infrastructure.
7. Work to eliminate disparities in health access, coverage and outcomes.
Align Treatment and Financing Incentives with Evidence-Based Medicine
1. Use health information technology (HIT) to improve information flow and health outcomes.
2. Create a more transparent system for users.
3. Promote best practices in care delivery.
Focus on Wellness and Prevention
1. Encourage wellness and disease prevention through increased health education and incentives to stay healthy.
2. Promote appropriate use of primary and preventive care as the cornerstone for a healthy population.
For more information about this coalition call Elizabeth Garbe at 801-433-2299.
Source: The Utah Health Policy Project
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