Utah regulators get HHS grant to police health insurance rate hikes

Utah regulators get HHS grant to police health insurance rate hikes By paul beebe The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Aug 16, 2010 05:15PM MDT Utah regulators are in a better position to police health insurance premium increases and crack down on insurers seeking unreasonable rate increases, thanks to a grant from the federal government. On Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius …

Fed funds to help state regulate insurance costs

Fed funds to help state regulate insurance costs By paul beebe The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Aug 16, 2010 08:44PM MDT Utah regulators are suddenly in a better position to police increases in health insurance premiums and crack down on companies seeking unreasonable hikes, thanks to a grant from the federal government.

FDRs jobless benefits act turns 75

FDRs jobless benefits act turns 75 By Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Aug 13, 2010 06:02PM MDT This year alone, 84,340 Utahns have filed new initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits. That number easily exceeds the total number of Utahns in the nonagricultural work force when President Franklin Roosevelt signed federal legislation 75 years ago today, creating the federal …