Utah is days away from a scheduled, partial expansion of Medicaid on Monday, despite the state not having yet received permission from the federal government to move forward with its plans.
Tom Hudachko, spokesman for the Utah Department of Health, said Thursday that all indications suggest the waiver will be approved in time.
“We don’t require any sort of advance notice or anything like that,” Hudachko said. “We’re ready to essentially flip the switch the second we get the approval.”
Hudachko was unable to comment on contingencies if the waiver should be denied, saying only “we’ll have to cross that bridge.