Vulnerable Utahns rely on Medicaid for health coverage. Tens of thousands are losing it.
Data from the Department of Health and Human Services shows most of those Utahns lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons, and may still qualify for health coverage.
(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Supporters of Medicaid expansion attend a rally on March 5, 2015. Thousands of Utahns lost their Medicaid health care covered in May 2023 after COVID-era policies came to an end.
Emily is a statewatch reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2022. She received her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. There, she worked on investigative projects for The Washington Post and ProPublica. While writing, she's probably spinning something from her ever-expanding shelf of punk records.