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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday February 25, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Boston Scientific Announces Positive Noridian Local Coverage Determination for the Intracept(tm) Procedure
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, Feb. 22 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley issued the following news release: Policy expands physician and patient access for vertebrogenic low back pain treatment MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 22, 2024 - Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has announced that Noridian Healthcare Solutions, a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), published a positive coverage determination for the Intracept(tm) Procedure. The new policy went into effect on Sunday, January 28, 2  more

National Recreation and Park Association Proudly Announces Future Sites for NRPA Annual Conference
ASHBURN, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The National Recreation and Park Association issued the following news release: The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), the nation's leading advocate for parks and recreation, is excited to announce the future locations for the 2026, 2027 and 2028 NRPA Annual Conference. * 2026 NRPA Annual Conference: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * 2027 NRPA Annual Conference: Salt Lake City, Utah * 2028 NRPA Annual Conference: Columbus, Ohio For more than 50 years,   more

NGA: U.S. Supreme Court Justices Join Governors to Discuss Overcoming Political Division
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: During the annual Winter Meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA), NGA Chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox and NGA Vice Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis welcomed U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett, who participated in a discussion on Governor Cox's "Disagree Better" initiative. "There's an exhausted majority of Americans who are fed up with divi  more

NMMA Participates in Utah's Outdoor Recreation Day on the Hill
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Last week, NMMA attended Utah's Outdoor Recreation Day on the Hill hosted by the Utah Department of Natural Resources and Division of Outdoor Recreation. Located in Utah's Capitol building, a variety of outdoor recreation industries gathered to talk with Utah legislators and fellow industry leaders. Legislators were able to learn about the outdoor industry's impact  more

Texas Public Policy Foundation: District Court Set to Decide Whether Moab Area Off-Roading Trails Remain Open
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 22 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, Utah's federal district court held a hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction to leave 317 miles of public off-roading trails in the Moab, Utah area open, as the Bureau of Land Management seeks to permanently close them. If the trails were to close, they would likely disappear due to natural forces over the next year while the case proceeds. The most prominent p  more