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George Pyle: Utah’s Medicaid reversal makes us a fool coast-to-coast

Others have noticed what a foolish thing the Utah Legislature did in rolling back the Medicaid expansion that was approved by the voters in November.

But few are as befuddled as the legislature and governor of Utah, who just enacted a partial expansion of Medicaid under the ACA that will cover 60,000 fewer residents while costing the state more than full expansion. ...

" ... What’s more, the measure represents flagrant defiance of the people’s will. At the November polls, Utahans approved a full expansion of Medicaid by a solid 53%-47% vote.

Utah Against Health Insurance: The state’s politicians have rejected the will of the voters and taken coverage from 60,000 Utahns.