State submits small-scale Medicaid expansion plan to feds — again

The fate of Utah’s Medicaid expansion plan extending coverage to about 6,000 of the state’s neediest childless adults is now in the hands of the Trump administration.
Utah officials submitted the plan, which would cover childless adults who are chronically homeless or in need of mental health or drug addiction treatment, late Tuesday night. And they hope it gets approved in time to begin enrolling Jan. 1, 2018.
This is Utah’s second attempt to expand health coverage to this pop