Utah still waiting for first Medicaid waiver from Trump administration ahead of April 1 deadline

Monday is the April 1 deadline for the Trump administration to give Utah a waiver so 12,000 or more low-income folks can be moved over from a subsidized private health insurance plan to the state's "expanded" Medicaid program.

But the state legislator most involved in the issue, Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, tells UtahPolicy.com that as of Thursday afternoon no such waiver has been given.

"We still hope to have the waiver by (Monday)," Dunnigan said.

But if it doesn't come by then, Utahns on the current Primary Care Network will NOT be moved over to Medicaid, he added. And will stay on their current subsidized health insurance program.

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