Utah Thrives Podcast | The Surprising Effects of the Pandemic on Families
Written by: Peter Reichard
Pandemic
Significant Statistics | Rents in Salt Lake area expensive from a national perspective, but not among Mountain State peers
Written by: Christopher Collard
Utah Foundation’s 2020 Utah Priorities Project found that housing affordability is a top issue to Utah voters.
Significant Statistics | Medicaid in the Time of a Pandemic
Written by: Shawn Teigen
Medicaid enrollment increased by 9% from March to May 2019.i (The first phase of Medicaid’s adult expansion started in April 2019, with adults in households up to 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) becoming eligible.) Enrollment increases were still modest between January and March 2020 (when eligibility moved to 138% of FPL), perhaps due to a robust economy. However, enrollment increased 8% from March to May 2020 amidst the economic impacts of the … Continued