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Utah Senate rejects bill to require high-deductible savings plan option for public employees
Summary
After extended debate over long-term fiscal impacts and employee choice, the Utah Senate voted against House Bill 76, which would have required the Public Employees Health Program (PEHP) to offer a high-deductible plan with a health savings account option to state workers.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 24 rejected House Bill 76, a proposal to require the Public Employees Health Program to offer a high-deductible health plan with an associated health savings account option for public employees.
Senator Jenkins, the bill sponsor, said the measure would add a high-deductible option to the menu of plans available to public employees,…
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