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Senate advances Medicaid expansion for aged, blind and disabled with $1.9M fiscal note
Summary
Senate Bill 59, sponsored by Senator Holmgren, would expand Medicaid eligibility to people who are aged, blind or disabled; the Senate placed the bill on the third‑reading calendar after debate about funding, noting a $1.9 million fiscal note and unsettled revenue sources.
The Utah Senate advanced a bill that would expand Medicaid eligibility to people who are aged, blind or disabled, moving the measure to the third‑reading calendar while members continued to weigh funding options.
Senator John Holmgren, sponsor of Senate Bill 59, said the bill "expands Medicaid to the age blind and disabled" and noted the fiscal note attached to…
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