Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Utah Republicans to decide Medicaid's fate after election

Utah Republicans have yet to warm to federal health reform, painting it as a tax and vowing to amend or repeal it.

But don’t expect any major announcements about the state’s plans for the optional parts of the law, including an expansion of the low-income insurance program Medicaid to cover 139,000 uninsured adults.

Half a dozen governors have said no to the expansion after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lets states decide.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and legislative leaders are taking a wait-and-see approach, putting any decisions on the Medicaid expansion on hold until after the Nov. 6 election. Salt Lake Tribune