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Utah House rejects $300,000 amendment to fund one‑year adult vision pilot
Summary
Representative Thomas W. Clark proposed moving $300,000 in one‑time General Fund money to a one‑year adult vision pilot that would contract with private optometrists for exams and glasses; supporters called it an experiment in public–private partnerships but the amendment failed on the House floor.
Representative Thomas W. Clark moved Amendment No. 27 to shift $300,000 of one‑time General Fund dollars into a one‑year adult vision pilot, arguing the funding would create a public–private partnership with optometrists to provide comprehensive eye exams, frames, lenses and coatings to Medicaid recipients. Clark said private providers had already built a statewide network…
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