Two groups eye ballot initiatives for health reform

Mon, Feb 9 2009

Fed up with the Utah Legislature’s slow progress on health system reform, Joe Jarvis is considering putting the matter in your hands.

If lawmakers fail to produce a blueprint for real change by the end of the session, Jarvis said, he will aggressively pursue a statewide ballot proposition — one that targets unsafe hospital practices and over-utilization of health care, and limits when private insurance companies can reject applicants.