Sutherland Institute
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Utah families need transparent pricing of health care, prescriptions
Originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune. Democratic presidential candidates are aspiring to replace private health coverage with Medicare. Utah’s Republican-controlled state Legislature recently passed some 26 new health care laws, reforming things ranging from health insurance and Medicaid to…
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Arthur Brooks’ documentary The Pursuit: a focus on human dignity and a call for a ‘sea change’
After Sutherland Institute’s advance screening of The Pursuit, president & CEO Rick B. Larsen released the following: The message of Arthur Brooks’ new documentary, The Pursuit,is innovative and new, but also traditional – even familiar. The artistic vision behind the…
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Photo recap: The Pursuit screening
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Thoughts about the future of Utah’s Medicaid program
Remarks as prepared by Derek Monson, vice president of policy at Sutherland Institute, for a panel on “Charting the Future of Utah Medicaid” at the 2019 Utah State of Reform Health Policy Conference in Salt Lake City on April 24.…
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How to bridge the partisan divide
Originally published in The Hill. As a conservative policy thinker and a lesbian pastor, we share a friendship blessed by difference. After nearly a half-decade of conversing, writing and speaking together about the controversies around LGBTQ equality and religious freedom,…
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Sutherland joins LGBT pastor for ‘Inclusive Freedom’ event at BYU
“How do we start solving problems?” asked Derek Monson, vice president of policy at Sutherland Institute, at an event this week. “It’s not by turning to our Capitol, it’s about turning to our communities. Start building relationships that increase our…
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Utah is right to signal respect for the sanctity of life
Originally published in Deseret News. Nearly all laws send some kind of message: about our priorities as a community, about what we value or about what we feel is unimportant. In a time when other states are considering or enacting…
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Sutherland Institute: Federal approval of Medicaid waivers is good news for Utah families
SALT LAKE CITY — Today, the Trump administration partially approved Utah’s Medicaid expansion plan. Sutherland Institute’s VP of policy, Derek Monson, released the following statement: “This is a good thing for Utah families, taxpayers and the state’s most vulnerable populations,” Monson said. “The…
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Education in the 2019 Legislature: Lots done, lots left to do
Originally published in Deseret News. With the 2019 general legislative session completed, a policy dissection is in order. So, what was accomplished in Utah education policy? The answer: A good chunk of work. What work is still left to do?…
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What’s at stake in SCOTUS argument over WWI memorial cross
Originally published in Newsmax. Observers are predicting the Peace Cross at the World War I Memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, will be allowed to stay, based on oral arguments recently held before the U.S. Supreme Court. Advocacy groups had asked the…