Utah Replaces Voter-Backed Medicaid Expansion With More Limited Plan

Utah will ask CMS for permission to partially expand its Medicaid program after Gov. Gary Herbert (R) signed a bill Monday (Feb. 11) that significantly scales back the state’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion plan. The state will ask the federal government to cover 90 percent of expansion costs -- an enhanced match rate that is normally provided only to states that implement full Medicaid expansion under the ACA. CMS has declined other states’ requests for an enhanced match rate for partial...