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House approves changes to Utah CHIP that raise some cost-sharing to expand coverage
Summary
The House passed First Substitute HB218 to tie Utah’s Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits to a common commercial plan and raise certain co-pays and deductibles so the program can cover roughly 3,000 additional children without new net funding; supporters called it a modest cost-share to extend coverage, while opponents said the change is premature.
Representative James A. Dunnigan, sponsor of First Substitute House Bill 218, told colleagues the bill would change benefit structure to mirror the most commonly sold commercial market plan while preserving broad access for lower-income children. “The children's health insurance program provides health insurance coverage to children below 200% of the federal poverty level,” he said, noting the program now covers “over 35,000 children.”
Dunnigan said the bill gives the state flexibility to adjust co-pays and cost-sharing so that, without additional appropriation, the program can avoid dropping about 3,000…
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