Utah House passes Medicaid expansion bill

SALT LAKE CITY — The House passed a bill Monday requiring the Utah Department of Health to submit a waiver request to the federal to government provide Medicaid benefits to thousands of low-income Utahns.HB472 would expand coverage through a managed health care plan for people making less than the federal poverty line, which is $12,060 a year for individuals and $24,600 for a family of four. It includes a work requirement and path to self-sufficiency for able-bodied recipients and a cost c