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Show Utah Medicaid Table 12 Number of People in Utah Eligible for Medicaid Medicaid Recipients in Utah Year # Eligible % Change Year Recipients % Change 1987 121,143 1988 129,649 7.0 1988 101,165 7.3 1989 152,858 17.9 1989 104,367 3.2 1990 163,870 7.2 1990 117,900 13.0 1991 182,971 11.7 1991 131,779 11.8 92EST 154,200 17.0 93EST 177,900 15.4 Source: Utah Department of Health, Division of Health Care Financing, Bureau of Financial Services. (1991). Utah Medical Assistance 1991: Annual Statistical Report of Medicaid and Utah Medical Assistance Program FY 1991. Salt Lake City: Author, pp. 1,4. Medicaid eligibility is determined in part by a needs assessment based on income or resources, citizenship, and being a member of one of several federally defined aid categories. The categories include aged (over 65), blind, disabled, pregnant women, children under age 18, and members of families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Changes in eligibility rules, particularly those affecting children and pregnant women, are a primary reason for the recent increases in the percentage of population eligible for Medicaid. Figure 11_____________________________ Even though many eligible clients receive health care services through Medicaid in Utah, there are others who may qualify but do not apply for these services. In 1991, for example, estimates suggest that only 72% of those eligible actually applied for and received services. Both the number of eligible clients and the number of Medicaid clients served increased in Utah between 1987 and 1991 (Table 12). Number of Utahns Eligible for Medicaid vs. the Number of Recipients 200,000 T............................................ 150,000 ¦ ¦ 100,000-- 50,000-- 0 m # Eligible D # of Recipients 1988 1989 1990 1991 Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1993 13 |
