In 2023, the UTAH legislature compassionately prolonged the youngsters’s medical health insurance plan (chip) to cowl a restricted variety of non -citizen authorized resident youngsters (SB 217). Presently, 1,300 youngsters from Utah obtain medical consideration underneath this provision.
As accepted by the Republicans of the Congress, the Massive Stunning Massive Massive Massive Massive Reconciliation invoice “seeks to punish these states, together with Utah, who’ve provided medical care protection to non -citizens. This punishment reduces the proportion of federal medical help for a coincidence of funds from 90% to 80% for the Medicaid enlargement inhabitants. This, by itself, would value Utah $ 924 million through the subsequent decade.
Worsen. In 2019, the UTAH legislature accepted a “set off” provision to cancel all the Medicaid enlargement program if the FMAP falls beneath 90%. This routinely cancels medical care for extra 78,000 Utahs.
Senators Curtis and Lee face an moral selection. Will they vote to deprive 1000’s of Utahs their medical consideration solely to offer wind down cuts to the very wealthy and modest tax cuts at 80%decrease? Utah’s legislature now faces its personal “Sophie’s selection” to sacrifice the well being of 1,300 youngsters to protect the well being of 78,000 adults. These choices would require a brand new braveness.
William Cosgrove, MD
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