Protect Medicaid

So It Can Protect Utahns

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352,000+

Utahns on Medicaid

46%

of Utahns on Medicaid are children

$5 Billion

In Medical services
provided statewide

Utah Voters expanded Medicaid in

2018

Join the coalition in support of Utah’s Medicaid Program

We are a coalition of consumers, healthcare advocates, and organizations united in protecting Utah’s Medicaid program against harmful cuts.

Cuts don’t make health care cheaperthey just move the cost onto families, hospitals, and states.

  • 7,000 jobs at risk 
  • Utah would lose $500 million in federal funding annually 
  • Uninsured rate will increase leaving hospitals with millions in uncompensated care which will raise the cost of healthcare on middle class families.   

Government bureaucratic red tape will effectively become scissors, cutting off tens of thousands of Utahns from critical healthcare. 

  • Requiring recipients to first complete 48 job applications in order to access treatments contradicts other DHHS public health and safety priorities. 
  • Instead of increasing employment, work requirements penalize hospitality, seasonal, and part-time workers for not fulfilling arbitrary reporting requirements.  
  • Utah has one of the worst rates of recertifying eligible recipients for their benefits, and rather than address this failure, DHHS is creating cumbersome processes and our neighbors will fall through the cracks. 

We act together

to support Utahn’s health

Who gets Medicaid?

  • 352,000+ Utahns
  • 18% of all Utah children
  • 4 in 7 nursing home residents
  • 10,000 Utahns who are either disabled or aging use services to allow them to remain safe and independent in their home and community
  • 1 in 7 rural Utahns

For organizations:

Join the coalition

Are you a representative of an organization in
support of Utah’s Medicaid program?

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For individuals:

Sign the pledge

Make a commitment to supporting Utah’s Medicaid Program by signing our pledge

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For anyone:

Share Your story

Have you been helped by or seen the positive impact of Medicaid in Utah? We want to know!

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Coalition Member Organizations

You can help

Take Action

Utah’s Medicaid program is currently under threat at both the federal and state levels. We are currently organizing responses to:

Oppose Federal Cuts to Medicaid

As the United States Congress undertakes the budget reconciliation process, Medicaid is on the chopping block. Utah has a trigger law that will automatically sunset our Medicaid expansion if the federal match rate changes.

Click below to send Utah’s congressional delegation a letter in support of Medicaid.

Act Now

Oppose Work Requirements

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services has submitted a waiver to the federal government, proposing to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients.

Click below to write a public comment opposing work requirements in Utah.

Act Now

Sign Up for Protect Medicaid Utah

Join us in safegaurding Utah’s Medicaid program from cuts by signing up for our mailing list.

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Need Help Enrolling in Medicaid?

The Health Access Assisters at Take Care Utah can help! The team assists applying, selecting a plan, using your benefits, and more.

Go here for support