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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert's office says the Republican governor will not propose another Medicaid plan after state lawmakers rejected his proposal earlier this year.
Herbert's chief of staff Justin Harding said at a health care conference in West Valley City on Thursday that the governor is instead waiting to see what proposal lawmakers come up with in 2016.
The federal government has offered to pay most of the cost if states allow more low-income people to be eligible for insurance through Medicaid.
The state's GOP-controlled Legislature has been divided on the issue. The Senate embraced Herbert's plan but the House of Representatives rejected it, citing concerns that federal money may not be there in the future.
Herbert was tentatively scheduled to speak at Thursday's conference but Harding said the governor had other commitments and was unable to attend.
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