Utah Medicaid
Utah Medicaid
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Utah Medicaid covers pregnant women up to 144% of the federal poverty line — roughly $37,180 annual income for a family of three in 2025. The state adopted Medicaid expansion in 2020. Apply at https://jobs.utah.gov/mycase/ or call 1-866-435-7414.
On maternal health specifically: Utah Medicaid has extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months (effective 2022-07-01), and does not cover doula services through Medicaid.
Utah voters adopted expansion through Proposition 3 in November 2018 with 53% of the vote. The legislature narrowed coverage in the 2019 session; full ACA expansion took effect January 2020 after CMS rejected the narrower plan. Utah Health Policy Project led the expansion campaign.
Key facts at a glance
- Pregnant women eligible up to 144% FPL ($37,180 for a family of three in 2025).
- Children 0-5 eligible up to 144% FPL ($37,180 for a family of three).
- Expansion adults eligible up to 138% FPL ($35,630 for a family of three).
- Postpartum Medicaid extended to 12 months (effective 2022-07-01).
Utah Medicaid, topic by topic
Eligibility
Income limits & who qualifies
Utah Medicaid covers pregnant women up to 144% of the federal poverty line — $37,180 annual income for a family of three in 2025.
How to apply
How to apply step by step
Apply online at https://jobs.utah.gov/mycase/ or by phone at 1-866-435-7414. Federal law requires a 45-day decision on non-disability appli…
Doula coverage
Doula coverage details
Utah Medicaid does not currently cover doula services through Medicaid; state advocacy for a State Plan Amendment is ongoing.
Postpartum extension
12-month postpartum status
Utah Medicaid extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months, effective 2022-07-01.
Pregnant women
Pregnancy coverage in full
Utah Medicaid covers pregnancy-related care up to 144% of the federal poverty line — about $37,180 annual income for a family of three in 2…
Renewal
Annual renewal & unwinding
Utah Medicaid redetermines eligibility at least once every 12 months under 42 CFR 435.916. During the 2023+ unwinding, roughly 69% of disen…
For Black families
Roughly 10,800 Black residents are enrolled in Utah Medicaid, per the most recent CMS T-MSIS analytic file. The number understates true eligibility: every state has Black eligibles who aren't currently enrolled, usually because of the administrative-churn rates that rose sharply during the 2023 unwinding.
Utah voters adopted expansion through Proposition 3 in November 2018 with 53% of the vote. The legislature narrowed coverage in the 2019 session; full ACA expansion took effect January 2020 after CMS rejected the narrower plan. Utah Health Policy Project led the expansion campaign.
For enrollment help: look for your state's Navigator program (federally funded under the ACA), a Federally Qualified Health Center in your county (every FQHC has certified application counselors on staff), or one of the named community organizations below. Our FQHC directory filters to this state at /clinics/ut/.
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FQHCs
Federally Qualified Health Centers in Utah
Sliding-scale clinics that take Medicaid + help with applications.
Providers
Providers who accept Medicaid in Utah
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Health data
Black Health outcomes in Utah
Maternal mortality, life expectancy, uninsured rate by race.
Data sources
- Utah Medicaid — state Medicaid portal.
- KFF State Health Facts, Medicaid income eligibility + expansion + enrollment tables (kff.org/statedata).
- National Health Law Program doula Medicaid project (healthlaw.org/doulamedicaidproject).
- March of Dimes Report Card, 12-month postpartum extension tracker (marchofdimes.org/report-card).
- CMS T-MSIS Analytic Files, Medicaid enrollment by race and ethnicity (medicaid.gov/dq-atlas).
- HHS Poverty Guidelines, 2025 Federal Register release.
Data refreshed: