Comments to Washington on Proposed Medicaid Changes were 9 to 1 Against
The period to give input to the Cabinet for Health and Human Services (HHS) on Governor Bevin’s proposed changes to...
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Kentucky Can Improve Budget and Protect Medicaid by Ending Growing Hospital Tax Break
To view this as a PDF, click here. The governor has proposed changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program, arguing they are necessary to “ensure long-term sustainability of the Medicaid program." [1....
A County-by-County Look at Potential Enrollment Decreases from Proposed Medicaid Waiver
The Governor is seeking to make changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program in a way that would result in 87,639 fewer traditional and expanded Medicaid enrollees by 2021, according to official...
Modest Savings from Medicaid Waiver Ignore Added Costs and Mostly Don’t Come from Expansion Population
The Bevin administration has submitted the revised version of its request to make changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program and continues to tout the plan’s savings. However, projected state savings are...
New Medicaid Waiver Plan Keeps Approach from Problematic Original Proposal
The Bevin administration submitted its waiver proposal to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today, keeping the problematic approach that was in the original plan with modifications in a handful...
A Roundup of Recent Research on Kentucky’s Medicaid Expansion
Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion is building a strong foundation for a healthier state, and this is showing up in the research. When considering changes laid out in the recently proposed Medicaid...
Medicaid Expansion Allows Kentuckians to Engage their Health, Barriers Make It Harder
We all want to live in a thriving community where everyone has the chance to succeed. The building blocks of such a community include a good education, safe neighborhoods, reliable...
Proposed Medicaid Waiver Would Reduce Coverage and Move Kentucky Backward on Health Progress
To view KCEP's comments for the federal comment period, click here. To view this brief in PDF form, click here. Kentucky is applying to modify its Medicaid program through a...
Address Declining Workforce through Job Creation and Work Supports
The administration’s proposal to change Medicaid is framed around increasing workforce participation — making it harder for people to get public benefits, it is assumed, will somehow make them more...
Vision Benefits Critical to Health of Kentuckians
An element in the governor’s proposed changes to Medicaid would do away with vision benefits for adults. But the health consequences of eliminating the benefit can be significant. The Centers...