Erik Neumann, KUER

In Rural Utah, Preventing Suicide Means Meeting Gun Owners Where They Are

KFF Health News Original

In Utah, 85% of deaths from firearms are suicides. To help people who might be vulnerable, outreach workers are discussing suicide prevention at gun shows and firearms classes.

Utah Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion, But State Lawmakers Are Balking

KFF Health News Original

Political fights over health care continue to flare. In Utah, angry voters say lawmakers are disregarding their wishes by trying to limit the scope of a ballot referendum that expanded Medicaid.

How Sen. Orrin Hatch Changed America’s Health Care

KFF Health News Original

Utah’s Orrin Hatch is leaving the Senate, after 42 years. The Republican led bipartisan efforts to provide health care to more kids and AIDS patients. He also thrived on donations from the drug industry.