HIPUtah's mission is to provide a health insurance program for uninsurable individuals that provides access to quality healthcare and is to be administered on a fiscally sound basis.

History:
In 1991, the state established the Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool (HIPUtah) to specifically address the problem of people with serious medical conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses, that made them unable to obtain health insurance at any price. HIPUtah also serves as the state's Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) alternative, which is required by Federal Legislation to protect the individual market from extra costs of uninsurable individuals entering from group coverage.

The state of Utah contracted with SelectHealth to administer HIPUtah effective July 1, 2005. Coverage in HIPUtah is not guaranteed. Each application is carefully reviewed to assure that all eligibility requirements are met. If an applicant is eligible for coverage in the private market, the applicant is not eligible for HIPUtah unless the applicant is HIPAA eligible.

Contact person: Select Health, (800) 705-9173
Main office number: (800) 705-9173
TDD number: Dial 7-1-1 for Relay Utah

Languages Spoken: English

Address:

C/o SelectHealth, P.O. Box 30192 Salt Lake City, UT 84130 This location is NOT handicap accessible (See a map)

Web Site: http://selecthealth.org

Miscellaneous Information

Funding
	HIPUtah is funded by a combination of enrollee premiums and yearly legislative appropriations.
Affliations
	Select Health, Utah Insurance Department