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Prep boys’ track: Woods Cross finds unlikely speedster

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:45:04 MDT

Prep boys’ track: Woods Cross finds unlikely speedster

By Eric Butler Special to The Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 02:45PM MDT

Woods Cross track coach Judy Allen has had foreign exchange students approach her to join the team on several occasions. Allen is happy to have some extra participation from the student body despite the students’ limited time at the school. But it’s fair to say she’s never had someone like Jacopo Spano come from out of the blue before. “He came to me and said, ‘I run,’ so I had him come to one of our workouts,” Allen said. “The way he was warming up, he was doing one step to every eight for the ...

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Pretend insurance

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:17:02 MDT

Pretend insurance

Updated May 10, 2013 05:17PM MDT

For Mother’s Day weekend, a maternal analogy for an important policy question: Picture U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as the mom, a very busy woman with thousands of things to deal with. Picture Utah Gov. Gary Herbert as one of her children, a basically good kid who, like many young people, wants his own way with a lot of things, even if it really isn’t good for him, or anybody else. In order to keep little Gary occupied and out of her hair, mom places him in a child...

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Utah’s Herbert thanks feds for health exchange split

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:56:04 MDT

Utah’s Herbert thanks feds for health exchange split

By Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 10:56PM MDT

Washington • Utah Gov. Gary Herbert expressed his gratitude Friday to federal officials who agreed to split the responsibilities for offering insurance through health care exchanges, and he suggested other states may want to follow this new Utah model. The deal, which the Department of Health and Human Services agreed to Friday, allows the state to operate its small-business exchange, known as Avenue H, while avoiding some of the more politically contentious portions of the Affordable Care Act....

Deal with feds reached: Utah slated for two online health exchanges

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:04:19 MDT

Deal with feds reached: Utah slated for two online health exchanges

By Jennifer Dobner The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 12:04PM MDT

Utah will have two online marketplaces for health insurance — one run by the federal government for individuals and the state’s existing Avenue H for the employees of small businesses, a new agreement says. The details of the deal are outlined in a letter sent Thursday from Gov. Gary Herbert to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who is expected to approve the agreement for Utah’s insurance exchanges on Friday, the governor’s office said. A two-page overview shows Herbe...