Medicaid work requirement bill revived after failing in committee

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill instructing the Utah Department of Health to implement a work requirement for Medicaid will get another chance to be heard by lawmakers despite being halted last week by the House Health and Human Services Committee.

The committee on Thursday voted to send SB172 back to the House Rules Committee with a formal request that it be referred to the state Health Reform Task Force for further study before the next legislative session.

However, the House Rules Committee on Friday opted to re-assign the bill to be heard by the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Monday.

The move angered Dr. William Cosgrove, who represents the Utah chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics at the Legislature and who strongly opposes the bill. He called it a "back-room deal."

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