Category Archives: Charity Care

How authentic charity care can work for Utah

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

Tweet   We mentioned on this blog a few weeks ago that the cost of Medicaid services continues to escalate here in Utah and across the nation. This upward trajectory is not expected to change anytime soon. Although we support … Continue reading →

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Defining necessity

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Tweet   I have seen an image going around Facebook that will make you think twice about your holiday spending. It juxtaposes a photo of obviously starving children, holding out their hands, with a photo of harried shoppers with arms … Continue reading →

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Turn Medicaid hot potato into a block grant

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Tweet   Despite the ongoing debt and deficit battles in Washington, our national leaders need to work together to address a political hot potato – Medicaid – to help get the nation’s fiscal house in order. For Utah, implementing a … Continue reading →

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Don’t chop tax breaks for charitable contributions

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Tweet   Should government continue to give people tax breaks for donating to charities? Elder Dallin H. Oaks, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, thinks so. In response to … Continue reading →

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Stepping up as conservatives to help Utahns in need

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Tweet   While I was waiting for a flight out of Salt Lake City, a young man, waiting for the same flight, sat down next to me and initiated a conversation. I soon found out that “Theo” was headed to … Continue reading →

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