The provision is part of legislation aimed at reducing costs associated with the Medicaid program by tightening eligibility and introducing reforms to make the program more accountable, according to the report
The proposed legislation is estimated to save the state $39.1 million in its next fiscal year.
If passed, the payment reforms could take up to two years to be put into place, according to the report.
Read the Times-News report on Utah Medicaid.
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