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This Saturday, October 18^th at 7pm, Utahns will gather at the Utah State Capitol to show their support for efforts to increase low-income Utahns’ access to healthcare coverage. Currently, there are 45,000 low-income Utahns who earn too much money or don’t otherwise qualify for Medicaid, but don’t earn enough to qualify for subsidized insurance on healthcare.gov.

Utah has been studying the issue for over two years. We have seen Utahns die because they didn’t receive the healthcare access they needed.  Every year we don’t expand Medicaid, an average of 200 Utahns will lose their lives. Utah’s Governor has a plan that will increase access to healthcare coverage with Utah-based solutions. We are not only gathering to mourn the loss of lives, but to celebrate the lives that can be saved by implementing the Governor’s Healthy Utah Plan.

Schedule for the Vigil:

·         7-minute version of the film Entitled to Life will be shown

·         Opening prayer from a Catholic clergyman

·         Dr. David Sundwall will offer his thoughts on why Utah should close the gap

·         Hear from Utahns in the Medicaid coverage gap, Stacy Davis-Stanford and Melanie Soules

·         Other religious leaders as confirmed

·         Closing prayer

WHAT: Healthy Utah Candlelight Vigil

WHERE: Utah State Capitol | South Steps

WHEN: Saturday | October 18^th | 7:00-8:30pm