Health care in Utah

 With the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act approaching its inception, residents will have a chance to attend a nonpartisan presentation that will educate them about the imminent changes in health insurance.  The presentation will be held at the Weber county library and inform the general public about health care policies and afford-ability which were initiated nearly seven years ago. All age groups are welcome to attend the presentation, which is following on the heels of nearly 50 other presentations made by the Utah Health Policy Project (UHPP).  Today's presentation will go over several points that might impact attendees. Part of it will focus on the beginnings of the Affordable Care Act. Also discussed will be the impact upon seniors, a group UHPP believes will be able to educate their children and grandchildren who will qualify for the new health care laws.  In a surprise move, the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate in a 5-4 vote that was released this morning, relieving insurance companies of what would have been a heavy burden under the 2010 Health Care Reform Law. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with more liberal justices in considering the penalty a tax that was within Congress' right to enact.