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House approves funding push for Utah State Veterans Home; supporters cite federal match and Medicaid savings
Summary
The House passed Substitute House Bill 55 to create a Utah State Veterans Home; sponsors said the federal government will cover roughly 65% of costs and the state 35%, with projected Medicaid savings. The bill passed 68–2 after floor debate over eligibility and fiscal scope.
Substitute House Bill 55, proposing state funding to build a Utah State Veterans Home, passed the House after extended floor debate. Representative Ray Short, the bill’s sponsor, described the proposal as a long‑needed facility that would fill one of the few remaining gaps among states: a dedicated veterans’ nursing home.
Short and cosponsors said the…
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