On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Utah legislators discussed their health plan for residents who cannot afford health insurance, according to 2 KUTV.com.
Here are five takeaways:
1. Political leaders have not been able to form a deal providing health insurance for poor residents under the Affordable Care Act. The government requires Utah to insure residents who fall into the gap of individuals who do not quality for aid but can't afford insurance.
2. Utah is mandated to pay a portion of the total coverage for those within the gap. The federal government covers the majority of the coverage for such individuals.
3. Utah legislators proposed a plan to have the medical profession pay for the health insurance plan with a tax. The proposal was met with fierce opposition.
4. The proposal was initially taken to the voting body in December of 2014 by Utah Gov. Gary Herbert. Gov. Herbert's Healthy Utah would take funds from the ACA and spend it to subsidize private health insurance for poor people in Utah.
5. The two-year pilot plan would have cost the state $25 million without raising taxes. The proposal was not passed in 2014.
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