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House advances substitute Access Utah plan for coverage gap but postpones final action
Summary
The Utah House replaced HB401 with a substitute creating a defined-contribution "Access Utah" path to address the Medicaid coverage gap and charged the Health System Reform Task Force to continue negotiations with state and federal partners; after extended debate over behavioral-health coverage, the floor circled the bill for later consideration.
The Utah House on March 6 advanced a substitute to House Bill 401, dubbed the "Access Utah" plan, that would create a defined-contribution pathway intended to reduce the state’s Medicaid coverage gap. Sponsor Representative Dunnegan said the measure charges the Health System Reform Task Force to continue talks with the governor, the Department of Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to seek a workable approach.
Representative Dunnegan said the substitute provides "a path forward" if the House, Senate, governor and federal government can reach agreement; otherwise, it keeps the task force working toward a solution. He described the measure as "a House proposal to provide coverage for people in…
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