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Utah House passes waiver-based fix to prevent Medicaid "cliff" for adults with disabilities
Summary
The House approved House Bill 3 10 to seek a federal waiver that would allow adults with disabilities to retain Medicaid coverage for in‑home services while they increase earnings, aiming to avoid a sudden loss of care as beneficiaries gain income.
The Utah House on Feb. 18 passed House Bill 3 10, disability coverage amendments, sending the measure to the Senate by a 66–5 vote. The bill directs the state to seek a waiver from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would let working adults with disabilities keep Medicaid coverage for certain in‑home services while their earnings phase up on a sliding scale.
Representative Jennifer Daley‑Provost, sponsor of the measure, told colleagues the bill is not an expansion of Medicaid. “This is not Medicaid…
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