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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for 2026-06-08 ( 5 items )  
ACAP Names Beam, Nelson to Board of Directors (10)
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Association for Community Affiliated Plans issued the following news release: * * * ACAP Names Beam, Nelson to Board of Directors The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) announced that Adam Beam, Vice President for Corporate Development at CareSource, and Sonya Nelson, Regional President at AmeriHealth Caritas, have been added as corporate members to the Association's Board of Directors. ACAP's Board of Directors serves to provide strategic oversight of more PR

Americans for Tax Reform: Examples of Good News Arising From Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions (10)
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 4, 2026, by John Kartch: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Beauty more PR

Fiduciary Duties Letter Raises Concerns Over Opening 401(k) Plans to Private Markets (10)
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Two law professors from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, and the Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, have submitted a joint public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor addressing a proposal on fiduciary duties related to selecting designated investment alternatives in 401(k) plans, specifically focusing on private markets access. The professors, who supported their case by noting they recently completed an academic paper entitled "Privat more ST

Interior Designates Six New National Trails Across Five States (10)
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Designates Six New National Trails Across Five States * In celebration of Great Outdoors Month and National Trails Day on June 6, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum designated five new National Recreation Trails and one National Water Trail, adding 162.5 miles of hiking, paddling and outdoor recreation opportunities across five states. The newly designated trails join a nationwide more PR

University of Utah Health Urges CMS to Adjust FY 2027 IRF Payment Updates and Policies (10)
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding a proposed rule for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System and related quality reporting updates. U of U Health letter was written by David P. Steinberg, a professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Steinberg is also executive director and physician-in-chief of the Craig H. Neils more ST