Post by Logan on Feb 5, 2016 19:40:36 GMT -6
Physician-lawmaker introduces ‘Healthy Utah’ style Medicaid-expansion bill
A doctor in the House is recommending that legislators adopt a form of Medicaid expansion that closely mirrors the "Healthy Utah" plan previously proposed by Gov. Gary Herbert and passed by the Senate — but blocked in the House.
Rep. Raymond Ward, R-Bountiful, a family physician, introduced HB302 on Friday as his prescription of how to expand Medicaid.
"My bill starts with the same idea as Healthy Utah, and seeks the same waiver requests as the governor" from the federal government, Ward said.
"It would cover the exact same number of people as Healthy Utah. That is everybody who does not have coverage because they are below the poverty level," he added.
Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/3505289-155/physician-lawmaker-introduces-healthy-utah-style-medicaid-expansion
A doctor in the House is recommending that legislators adopt a form of Medicaid expansion that closely mirrors the "Healthy Utah" plan previously proposed by Gov. Gary Herbert and passed by the Senate — but blocked in the House.
Rep. Raymond Ward, R-Bountiful, a family physician, introduced HB302 on Friday as his prescription of how to expand Medicaid.
"My bill starts with the same idea as Healthy Utah, and seeks the same waiver requests as the governor" from the federal government, Ward said.
"It would cover the exact same number of people as Healthy Utah. That is everybody who does not have coverage because they are below the poverty level," he added.
Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/3505289-155/physician-lawmaker-introduces-healthy-utah-style-medicaid-expansion