The Utah Department of Health is hosting a pair of public hearings on the state’s plan to extend Medicaid coverage to as many as 90,000 low-income adults, many of whom have gone without health care for years.
The new law to partially fill Utah’s so-called Medicaid “gap” was passed by the Utah Legislature earlier this year. If ultimately approved by the federal regulators, the plan would provide coverage to adults who make up to 100 percent of the federal poverty line, or $12,140 per year.
The Health Department says it wants to get feedback from the public about details of the expansion plan.