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House approves resolution directing PEHP to pilot GLP‑1 coverage and weight‑management program

Utah House of Representatives · February 23, 2026
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Summary

The House passed HCR 8 directing the Public Employees Health Program (PEHP) to establish a pilot weight-management program for qualified public employees that can subsidize GLP‑1 drugs and allow a surgical pathway after six months if drugs are ineffective; the resolution passed 68–2.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Feb. 23 adopted HCR 8, a concurrent resolution directing the Public Employees Health Program (PEHP) to establish a weight-management and obesity pilot program for qualified members that can subsidize GLP‑1 medications and permit access to bariatric surgery for those who do not respond to medical therapy.

Representative Stewart Barlow, sponsor of the first…

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