The Utah Senate’s final vote on a partial Medicaid expansion plan was delayed Friday, frustrating Republican efforts to quickly replace a voter-approved, full-expansion initiative.
Senate Majority Whip Dan Hemmert, R-Orem, said a new version of SB96 with “technical changes” is being drafted, partly in response to a preliminary budget analysis that found the plan to be more expensive than some of his colleagues could take.
“I know it came in at a number that people weren’t excited about,” Hemmert said.
Hemmert was unable to provide exact figures, but said Senate leaders are looking at adding roughly $30 million in funding on top of the $90 million raised by a sales tax increase in Proposition 3.