Tabor Trumpet

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE OUR LETTER TO GOVERNOR COX ASKING HIM TO PRIORITIZE MEDICAID FUNDING IN HIS BUDGET

54 people have already signed the following letter asking Governor Cox to fully fund Medicaid in his budget proposal. If you have not signed it already. please thiink about signing it today. One thing we will be doing at our meeting next week we will be making a plan to present this letter to the Governor's staff on October 12.

October 12, 2026

re:  Multi-faith letter supporting full funding for Medicaid in the state budget

To the Honorable Governor Cox,

We are writing to you as people from a variety of faith and ethical traditions who share a common belief that every human being has value and that every person in our state should be able to obtain basic medical care.  Media reports state that Utah is facing a deficit of $200 million in the Medicaid program that will need to be addressed during the 2027 session of the Utah Legislature.  This problem is potentially going to be worsened by the imposition of new work and participation requirements for some Medicaid enrollees which will increase administrative costs for the program.

As you prepare your Budget for the upcoming fiscal year we urge you to include funding to eliminate the current deficit in the Utah’s Medicaid Program and increase funding to cover the administrative costs of work and participation requirements.  We also ask you to convene a meeting of faith, charitable, education and business leaders to discuss how we can create volunteer, employment and training opportunities to help people to comply with the new Medicaid work and participation requirements.  

We will be happy to meet with you as soon as possible to discuss how we can support you in moving forward with the ideas in this letter.  Thank you for your commitment to public service on behalf of all Utahns.

Sincerely,.

SIGN THE LETTER

THE AGENDA FOR OUR MEETING NEXT WEEK

FACE Hunger and Homelessness's monthly meeting will take place next week on Wednesday, October 7, at noon, on Zoom. Topics we will discuss at the meeting include:

• Making a plan to present our Medicaid Budget Sign-On Letter to the Governor's staff on October 12,

• Making a list of questions we have for state officials about how nonprofits can help people stay on Medicaid through helping them get volunteer or other participation hours, 

• Beginning to plan for our Rally for Medicaid on January 14,

• Brainstorming how we can collect and share photos of people showing support for Medicaid before the rally.

If you have ideas about any of these topics that you would like to share with me before the meeting please do so!

REGISTER FOR MEETING

PLAN TO ATTEND THE RALLY FOR MEDICAID ON THE UTAH CAPITOL BUILDING STEPS ON JANUARY 14, 2027 AT NOON

Inflation and an aging population are driving up Medicaid costs in states all over the country.  We are organizing the Rally for Medicaid to remind our elected officials that Medicaid saves lives and prevents unnecessary pain and suffering in Utah and needs to be fully funded. LEARN MORE

Bill Tibbitts, Director

FACE Hunger and Homelessness