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Guest opinion: Will Big Pharma giveaway increase Utahns’ health care costs?

In the lame duck period before the new administration, Congress is scrambling to pass regulations on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Pressure is rising from within Utah as influencers are urging Sen. Mike Lee and incoming Sen. John Curtis to act against them. But this pressure is not ...

Guest opinion: A grim forecast for public education

The impending collapse of our public education system, as we know it, is unmistakably near. Overcrowded, underfunded and far apart, our public schools and universities will no longer be a place for academic curiosity, intellectual growth, critical thinking and social mobility. Instead, ...

Guest opinion: Utah – The next frontier for direct air capture

Utah stands at a crossroads of two very different futures. In one future, we pursue policies that allow increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, deregulate air pollution and support further industrial development like the proposed inland port and Parley’s Canyon quarry. Not only would Salt ...

Roberts: Health care doesn’t grow on trees

What is health care? At its core, it’s the provision of medical services to diagnose, treat and prevent illness or injury. Seems straightforward enough, right? But in reality, it’s a tangled web of patients, providers, insurers and policymakers. Among all this complexity, there’s an idea ...

Guest opinion: Santa, NOOOOOO!!!

The other day, I came across an interesting story. Before there was Silly Putty, there was Flubber. I dimly remembered the Disney movie, but I didn’t know that Flubber was ever a real product. It did the same sorts of things that Silly Putty does now, but it also gave kids rashes and sore ...