Source: Salt Lake City Weekly Medicaid Expan … er … Extension More than a few lawmakers were celebrating as the 2016 legislative session drew to a close, patting themselves on the back for finally passing “Medicaid expansion.” The problem, however, as critics have fiercely pointed out, is that what the Legislature passed actually has nothing
Source: KCPW The final gavel fell on the 2016 Utah State Legislative Session late last night. On today’s Better Utah Legislative Update we feature a recap of what got funded, defunded, passed and shelved on the hill this year – from Medicaid to marijuana, coal exports to water pipelines, education to air quality and beyond.
This afternoon, the Executive Appropriations Committee voted to fund Rep. Dunnigan’s Medicaid proposal, House Bill 437, at extremely low percentages of the Federal Poverty Level. The Appropriations Committee listed only those who are at 0 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, or 55 percent for a parent with a child, are eligible for coverage under
Salt Lake City, Utah – The Alliance for a Better Utah delivered #StillWaiting t-shirts this afternoon to Utah legislators to emphasize the need for continued discussion on Medicaid expansion as we move beyond this legislative session. The full copy of the letter is below: Dear Senator, We first want to acknowledge and recognize the progress
Salt Lake City, Utah – The Alliance for a Better Utah responded this morning to House Majority Leader Jim Dunnigan’s (R – Taylorsville) bill, HB437, which was passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Standing Committee by a 5-1 vote. “This vote is the Utah Legislature telling tens of thousands of low-income Utahns
To be clear, Rep. James Dunnigan’s HB437 is not Medicaid expansion. In fact, calling it expansion is both disingenuous and misleading. The Affordable Care Act originally proposed a mechanism to ensure that all Americans have access to health care. For most of us, that is the so-called “individual mandate.” For those earning less than 138
Source: The Standard Examiner A bill that would expand traditional Medicaid coverage to nearly 16,000 vulnerable adults in Utah advanced out of the House Business and Labor Committee in a 9-4 vote. Rep. James Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, is sponsor of HB437, a measure that would extend benefits to previously ineligible childless adults. “The intent of this is
Source: KUER A House committee approved a limited Medicaid expansion bill Monday afternoon, but health care advocates around the state are not all unified in support. House Bill 437 would give Medicaid benefits to those in extreme poverty in Utah. The bill’s sponsor House Majority Leader Jim Dunnigan says it would cover a portion of those
Source: Deseret News A bill backed by Republican House leaders extending Medicaid coverage to Utahns in the “greatest need” because of homelessness, run-ins with the law, substance abuse or mental health issues won committee approval Monday. “We have the opportunity to improve the lives of 16,000 of our fellow Utahns,” House Majority Leader Jim Dunnigan,
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune With backing from advocates for the poor, a House committee approved legislation Monday that would provide health-care coverage to a portion of Utah’s chronically homeless, mentally ill and those recently released from prison. “We have an opportunity to improve the lives of 16,000 of our fellow Utahns. These are people
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