OGDEN, Utah — In this conservative state, which has not supported a Democratic presidential candidate in more than a half-century, a grass-roots campaign to expand Medicaid is building considerable momentum as Election Day approaches. On Nov. 6, Utah voters will consider a ballot measure that would expand Medicaid to cover up to 150,000 more people under the Affordable Care Act. Two other conservative states, Idaho and Nebraska, will also vote that day on Medicaid expansion proposals. The states, if the measures pass, would join more than 30 others that have expanded Medicaid under the 2010 health care law. State politicians and advocates have tried repeatedly, by one means or another, to expand Medicaid.

Source: New York Times September 09, 2018 14:48 UTC