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HHS Secretary Levitt Visits Utah Legislature, Urges State-led Health reforms and Pandemic Preparedness
Summary
Secretary Levitt told the Utah House that health-care spending has grown sharply and urged states to lead partnerships with the federal government to expand affordable basic coverage and bolster pandemic preparedness, including stockpiling antivirals.
Secretary Levitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, addressed the Utah House on Feb. 16, urging state officials to prepare for future pandemics and to pursue policies that make health care more affordable and comparable by value.
Levitt told lawmakers that health-care spending has risen dramatically over his lifetime and that Medicaid’s share of state budgets has climbed materially; he said this places pressure on other priorities such as education and highways. “What we have is a health-care sector,” he…
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