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House committee advances first substitute of bill to shift Medicaid interest and fold some CHIP services into Medicaid
Summary
The House Rules Standing Committee on March 2 advanced the first substitute of House Bill 599, which moves interest from the Medicaid ACA fund to the general fund, consolidates certain CHIP pediatric coverage into Medicaid, transfers some pediatric dental services to the University of Utah, and adjusts the nicotine‑restricted account. The substitute and a favorable recommendation passed unanimously.
Representative Ward, sponsor in the Social Services Appropriations Committee, told the House Rules Standing Committee on March 2 that House Bill 599 is a vehicle for statute changes the Executive Appropriations Committee identified as budget savings. "This bill is what brings you those statute changes that EAC... took as budget cuts," Ward said.
The bill’s…
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