Utah health care panel objects to state’s partial Medicaid expansion plan

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) People express concerns during a Utah Medical Care Advisory Committee public meeting on June 6, 2018, at the Cannon Health Building in Salt Lake City. A majority of the members of the advisory committee have signed a letter stating objections to the state's partial Medicaid expansion plans.

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Benjamin joined The Tribune in the fall of 2014 as an education reporter. He currently covers Utah state government and hosts "Trib Talk," the Tribune's weekly general news podcast. Benjamin is a native Utahn and an alumnus of Utah State University.

Utah health care panel objects to state’s partial Medicaid expansion plan

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