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Show Utah Medicaid Medicaid eligibility is determined in part by a needs assessment based on income or resources, citizenship, and membership in one of several federally-defined aid categories. These categories cover those who are over age 65, blind, disabled, pregnant, under the age of 18, or a member of a family receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Both the number of eligible clients and the number of Medicaid clients increased between 1987 and 1992. Changes in eligibility rules, particularly those affecting children and pregnant women, are a primary reason for the recent increases. Even though many eligible clients in Utah receive health care services through Medicaid, there are others who may qualify but do not apply for these services. In 1992, for example, estimates suggest that only 74% of those eligible actually applied for and received services. Utah ranks as the 24th highest state in the ratio of Medicaid recipients to poor people and 33rd highest in Medicaid spending per capita. Table 19. Utah Medicaid % of those Eligible Number of People in Utah Medicaid Recipients who actually Eligible for Medicaid in Utah q received Medicaid Year IV # Eligible Change JO Recipients Change Year Rate (%) 1987 121,143 - __ 1988 129,649 7.0 101,165 7.3 1988 78 1989 152,858 17.9 104,367 3.2 1989 68 1990 163,870 7.2 117,900 13.0 1990 72 1991 205,520 25.4 131,779 11.8 1991 64 1992 217,000 11.9 160,757 22.0 1992 74 1993 ?182,800 *12.1 1993 1994 - *207,900 *13.7 1994 * Estimate Figure 12 Utahn's Eligible for Medicaid vs. the Number of Recipients 225,000 200,000 175,000 150,000 125,000 100,000 75,000 50,000 25,000 0 M # Eligible EH # of Recipients 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 56 Demographics |