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Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine

By Will Stone, KJZZ March 22, 2019

Once a tiny specialty that drew mostly psychiatrists, addiction medicine is expanding its accredited training to include primary care residents and “social justice warriors” who see it as a calling.

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Utah Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion, But State Lawmakers Are Balking

By Erik Neumann, KUER February 8, 2019

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.

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How Sen. Orrin Hatch Changed America’s Health Care

By Erik Neumann, KUER January 2, 2019

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.

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Though his politics have always been right of center, and he lobbied hard against the Affordable Care Act, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch has been key to passing several landmark health laws with bipartisan support.
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