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Senate advances bill to create Utah Health Data Committee to collect health-cost data
Summary
Senate Bill 235, introduced by Senator Petersen, would create a Utah Health Data Committee to collect and publish health-care cost and utilization data; senators questioned a roughly $300,000 fiscal note and approved the bill for third reading (roll call: 25 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent).
Senate Bill 235, proposed by Senator Petersen, would create a Utah Health Data Committee to collect standardized health-care cost and utilization information and make it available to citizens and policymakers. Petersen said the bill grew out of work by employers, hospitals and the Utah Health Cost Management Foundation and aims to give Utahns comparable price information when choosing care.
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