{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-8-511","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 26B-8-511","heading":"Consumer-focused health care delivery and payment reform demonstration project.","body":"(1) The Legislature finds that:\n(a) current health care delivery and payment systems do not provide system wide incentives for the competitive delivery and pricing of health care services to consumers;\n(b) there is a compelling state interest to encourage consumers to seek high quality, low cost care and educate themselves about health care options;\n(c) some health care providers and health care payers have developed consumer-focused ideas for health care delivery and payment system reform, but lack the critical number of patient lives and payer involvement to accomplish system-wide consumer-focused reform; and\n(d) there is a compelling state interest to encourage as many health care providers and health care payers to join together and coordinate efforts at consumer-focused health care delivery and payment reform that would provide to consumers enrolled in a high-deductible health plan:\n(i) greater choice in health care options;\n(ii) improved services through competition; and\n(iii) more affordable options for care.\n(2)\n(a) The department shall meet with health care providers and health care payers for the purpose of coordinating a demonstration project for consumer-based health care delivery and payment reform.\n(b) Participation in the coordination efforts is voluntary, but encouraged.\n(3) The department, in order to facilitate the coordination of a demonstration project for consumer-based health care delivery and payment reform, shall convene and consult with pertinent entities including:\n(a) the Utah Insurance Department;\n(b) the Office of Consumer Services;\n(c) the Utah Medical Association;\n(d) the Utah Hospital Association; and\n(e) neutral, non-biased third parties with an established record for broad based, multi-provider and multi-payer quality assurance efforts and data collection.\n(4) The department shall supervise the efforts by entities under Subsection (3) regarding:\n(a) applying for and obtaining grant funding and other financial assistance that may be available for demonstrating consumer-based improvements to health care delivery and payment;\n(b) obtaining and analyzing information and data related to current health system utilization and costs to consumers; and\n(c) consulting with those health care providers and health care payers who elect to participate in the consumer-based health delivery and payment demonstration project.","path":["Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code","Chapter 26B-8 Health Data, Vital Statistics, and Utah Medical Examiner","Part 26B-8-5 Utah Health Data Authority"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter8/26B-8-S511.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"89e38c5e88e2a82d53d88852e8f95b7e5bb736332d91ca76e74a0d61902b67bb","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-8-510","next":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-8-512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}