KEY POINTS Advocates warned that Medicaid cuts and new rules will have dire consequences for vulnerable Utahns. Proposed cuts threaten the Targeted Adult Medicaid program that has helped thousands of residents. But it also changes program requirements, adding specific work requirements, twice-a-year eligibility checks and alterations on provider taxes that some states use to meet the matching funds requirement. A sign is displayed during a press conference concerning the need to protect Medicaid in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 30, 2026. Harrison warned that Medicaid cuts that “saddle local governments and taxpayers with more costs will make citizens less healthy and streets less safe.”