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📢 Utah’s First-Ever Statewide Healthcare Spending Growth Report is Here!
For the first time, payers across Medicaid, Medicare & commercial markets have come together to provide a comprehensive look at healthcare spending trends in Utah (2021–2023). 🧵
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What is causing healthcare costs to rise faster than personal income in Utah?
One key cost driver is brand drugs. A surge in use of high-cost brand medications, along with some significant price increases, drove up retail pharmacy spending.
To learn more about cost drivers in the state, explore the data on our interactive dashboard: uthealthcollaborative.org/ut…
Rising prices and greater use of care are driving growth in healthcare spending, based on our new Utah Cost Driver Analysis. Cost drivers range from high-price prescription drugs to mental health services.
uthealthcollaborative.org/ut…
Utah’s CRC Workgroup 1 reached consensus on key updates to improve screening access:
🔹 Clearer screening intervals
🔹 Clinical intent as guide for eligibility
🔹 Standardized use of modifiers
Next up: finalizing recommendations in May.
Salt Lake City ranks 4th healthiest city in the U.S.! 🏥🌿 Fitness, green space, & healthcare access helped—but challenges remain.
That's why we're advancing the Utah Model of Care.
Learn more: uthealthcollaborative.org/al… #UtahModelOfCare
CDex (Clinical Data Exchange) will have a transformative impact on healthcare in Utah, seamlessly sharing health data between providers.
@Intermountain and @UofuHealth are testing CDex in a practice setting now and plan to get the project fully up and running later this year!
Where does healthcare rank among issues facing Utahns today? @NoblePredictive says it’s third, behind only housing affordability and inflation.
The Utah Model of Care envisions a healthcare system that addresses Utah's concerns: uthealthcollaborative.org/
Workgroup 1 meets today to align CRC screening policies with real patient journeys—like Daniela’s. From mailed FIT to colonoscopy follow-up, we’re simplifying, clarifying & cutting confusion.
"It's easy to silo. It's harder to de-silo in healthcare." -Gina Hawley, COO, @UofUHealth
A powerful start to @StateofReform this morning in Utah. 🧵
Inspired by the work @UofUHealth is doing to strengthen Utah’s healthcare workforce for the future.
Grateful to attend such a timely and important session today at @StateofReform. #healthcarejobs #utpol
What would you do if you had Dumbledore's wand?
1) Address PCP shortage - we gotta figure that out
2) Rural healthcare - it's a huge crisis
@SelectHealth
"If I can't do it here, I can't do it anywhere." -Rob Hitchcock, @SelectHealth
"[The Collaborative] is a unique thing. I want to thank you because you've given us a unique forum to sit at the same table. ... I'm not alone in this. Whether they're my competitor or not."
At @SelectHealth we start every meeting with "My Why."
What is medical gaslighting?
It's a term that describes when a patient is not being listened to.
It was the @MerriamWebster's word of the year in 2022.
@UofUHealth: We're working to enlighten providers on how to support patients and loved ones in a different way.
How do we restore trust in the healthcare system?
@HCAhealthcare: The physician/patient relationship is still among the utmost important. Trust is not just between the provider and patient but a triangulated trust with the physician community. #stateofreform #uthealthcare
💰 $24.3B—That’s the cost of colorectal cancer (CRC) care in 2020.
Screening saves lives and reduces costs, but barriers still exist.
Screen Utah is working to:
✅ Expand access to screening
✅ Simplify the process for patients
The more we screen, the more lives we save.
Screen Utah's 25+ partners are acting to improve CRC screening rates by offering at-home FIT tests, embedding CRC screening into routine care, and much more.
Read more about our efforts here: tinyurl.com/2vcmbdvc
Proud to celebrate the partnership between @Intermountain & @UofUHealth in tackling colorectal cancer. Their op-ed highlights the urgency of early screening & awareness.
Our pleasure to help convene these leaders through #ScreenUtah!
📖 Read more: deseret.com/opinion/2025/03/…
