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House adopts amendment and backs interstate health-care compact after study provision added
Summary
After extended debate and several amendments, the Utah House adopted amendment 7 directing study work by the Health System Reform Task Force and passed Senate Bill 208 (an interstate health-care compact) 45–23; supporters said the compact would allow the state more control over Medicaid and similar programs, while opponents warned of fiscal and public-health risks.
Representative Dawe presented Senate Bill 208, an interstate health-care compact intended to give participating states greater authority to manage federal health programs locally if Congress consents. Sponsors described the compact as a tool for states to negotiate block grants and to design state-specific implementation. "This compact would give us that ability to do so," the sponsor said, framing the proposal as a means to preserve state autonomy over health-care policy.
Representative Dunnegan offered amendment number 7, a floor amendment that sunsets the…
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