Utah Medicaid Expansion: Do I Qualify for Medicaid Under the ACA?

 

Not all states have expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Learn where Utah stands.

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The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) expanded Medicaid eligibility to include more people who couldn’t otherwise obtain health insurance. As written, the ACA would extend Medicaid to all adults with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level. (For a single person in Utah in 2023, that’s $20,120. For a family of four, it’s $41,400.)

However, the U.S. Supreme Court later ruled that it was up to individual states to decide whether to expand Medicaid. As of December 2023, only 10 states have not expanded their programs. 

Utah Has Expanded Medicaid

As of January 2020, Utah expanded Medicaid to cover adults with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level. The state imposed a work requirement for some people who qualify for expanded Medicaid, but suspended it in April 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It remains to be seen whether the state will try to reinstate the work requirement in the future; work requirements in many other states have been overturned or withdrawn.

Find Out What Health Plans and Programs You Qualify For

To learn whether you're eligible for Medicaid in Utah, contact the Utah Medicaid office.

You can also find out whether you qualify when you apply for health insurance at Healthcare.gov. If you don’t meet Utah’s Medicaid requirements, Healthcare.gov will show you the private health insurance plans available to you. You may still be eligible for significant cost-saving subsidies based on your income and family size.

For more information, see Ways to Save Money on Obamacare in Utah.


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