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Medicaid expansion in Utah up for debate on the Legislature’s final day, even as feds signal they might not approve all the state wants

(Trent Nelson  |  Tribune file photo) Rep. Robert M. Spendlove, R-Sandy, is the sponsor of a proposed Medicaid expansion for impoverished Utahns. But HB472 was still up for debate as the 2018 Utah Legislature entered its final day — and federal officials were signaling that not all the bill’s provisions would be approved even if the measure passed.

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Rep. Robert M. Spendlove, R-Sandy, is the sponsor of a proposed Medicaid expansion for impoverished Utahns. But HB472 was still up for debate as the 2018 Utah Legislature entered its final day — and federal officials were signaling that not all the bill’s provisions would be approved even if the measure passed.