Just under 60% of Utah residents side with the expansion of Medicaid under the ACA so as to include a greater number of low-income adults, according to a recent poll. A strong majority of Utahns stand behind a complete Medicaid expansion, according to the poll carried out by Dan Jones and Associates for UtahPolicy.com.
Thirty-six percent protest the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, whereas four percent said they "don't know."
There certainly are hopes from activists that a voter referendum next year will expand the state's Medicaid program. The group has up until the middle of April to gather the required 113,143 signatures to get on the November 2018 ballot. Those that advocate the initiative were motivated after a similar effort in Maine passed by voter referendum last month.
Activist groups in Idaho are also aiming to get on the state's ballot next year.
31 states and Washington, D.C., have extended Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
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