Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce: Healthcare Resolution

As prepared by the Government Review Council Health Committee
Adopted by the Government Review Council on February 24, 2010

The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce supports state efforts in healthcare reform, particularly as it relates to providing access to affordable health insurance products for small employers, who are a key part of the economic engine of the state.

We recognize that the Utah Health Exchange is a good mechanism for increasing choice for employers and their employees as they purchase health insurance products. We also believe that participating in the Exchange will result in savings for small employers by reducing expenses associated with managing healthcare plans for their employees.

We further support the concept that long-term the Exchange will have a mitigating effect on the rate of increase in the cost of health insurance. It also will provide a benefit to employees by allowing them to aggregate premiums in purchasing insurance plans.

We believe that in order for the Exchange to be successful, broad participation by employers is key.

Join us for our Friday Forum! "Why newspapers are very much alive"

Learn more about the print industry and how it has and will affect your business! Randy Wright, Executive Editor of The Daily Herald will address us at the March 5 Friday Forum.

Where: Provo Marriott
When: 8:00 AM
RSVP: ONLINE or to Jeanie at (801) 851-2555 by Tuesday, March 2 at 5:00 PM Cost: $20


Randy Wright entered journalism in 1978 as a reporter at a weekly newspaper group based in American Fork. He advanced to weekly editorial writer, then was named managing editor. He has worked at 10 newspapers around the West, bothlarge and small.

In Utah, he worked as a reporter and copy editor at the Ogden Standard-Examiner before being named managing editor of the Sun-Advocate, a twice weekly owned by the same company. Moving to California in 1983, he managed the sports desk at the Bakersfield Californian and held a similar position at the Modesto Bee. He then joined the Press Democrat in Santa Rosa as design director in 1986. Participated in a number of consulting projects, rethinking the content and presentation of New York Times regional newspapers in Florida and California. Assistant managing editor at the San Diego Union-Tribune for seven years, among other things leading the redesign that accompanied the merger of Copley's morning Union and evening Tribune. He also served as assistant managing editor at the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. He has consulted on content and design at a dozen newspapers and has led a number of redesign efforts.

Wright has received numerous awards for news presentation from the Society for News Design, including two Silvers (one for 9/11), one Bronze and manyAwards of Excellence. He shared in the Pew Center's Batten Award for civic journalism in 1998 at the Idaho Statesman.

Through the years Wright has continued editorial writing, with numerous awards including first place in 2004-05 in the SPJ Utah Headliner's contest and a sweep of first, second and third in the 2005-06 contest. He was an invited speaker at various national professional conferences including the National Newspaper Association, California Society of Newspaper Editors and
Society for News Design. He is a member of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.

Join us for our Friday Forum! "Why newspapers are very much alive"

Learn more about the print industry and how it has and will affect your business! Randy Wright, Executive Editor of The Daily Herald will address us at the March 5 Friday Forum.

Where: Provo Marriott
When: 8:00 AM
RSVP: ONLINE or to Jeanie at (801) 851-2555 by Tuesday, March 2 at 5:00 PM
Cost: $20

Randy Wright entered journalism in 1978 as a reporter at a weekly newspaper group
based in American Fork. He advanced to weekly editorial writer, then was
named managing editor. He has worked at 10 newspapers around the West, both
large and small.

In Utah, he worked as a reporter and copy editor at the Ogden
Standard-Examiner before being named managing editor of the Sun-Advocate, a
twice weekly owned by the same company. Moving to California in 1983, he
managed the sports desk at the Bakersfield Californian and held a similar
position at the Modesto Bee. He then joined the Press Democrat in Santa Rosa
as design director in 1986. Participated in a number of consulting projects,
rethinking the content and presentation of New York Times regional
newspapers in Florida and California. Assistant managing editor at the San
Diego Union-Tribune for seven years, among other things leading the redesign
that accompanied the merger of Copley's morning Union and evening Tribune.
He also served as assistant managing editor at the Arizona Daily Star in
Tucson. He has consulted on content and design at a dozen newspapers and has
led a number of redesign efforts.

Wright has received numerous awards for news presentation from the Society
for News Design, including two Silvers (one for 9/11), one Bronze and many
Awards of Excellence. He shared in the Pew Center's Batten Award for civic
journalism in 1998 at the Idaho Statesman.

Through the years Wright has continued editorial writing, with numerous
awards including first place in 2004-05 in the SPJ Utah Headliner's contest
and a sweep of first, second and third in the 2005-06 contest. He was an
invited speaker at various national professional conferences including the
National Newspaper Association, California Society of Newspaper Editors and
Society for News Design. He is a member of the American Society of Newspaper
Editors.