What could Medicaid cuts mean for Kentucky? Health professionals fear widespread effects
Kentucky has one of the nation's highest Medicaid match rates. Cuts to the program could have devastating effects, health professionals say.
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Legislators seek to examine Kentucky Medicaid for ways to contain costs
Medicaid — the federal-state program that provides health care to almost 1.5 million Kentuckians — is on the chopping block ...
Kentucky congressman leading cuts that could affect Medicaid. What to know
Brett Guthrie chairs the Committee of Energy and Commerce, which has been tasked with finding $880B in spending cuts under a ...
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On the highly-charged question of Medicaid cuts, Kentucky leaders are taking different tacks
An analysis released the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office suggests U.S. House Republicans can't meet their budget goal ...
KY Rep. Andy Barr says adults on Medicaid need to get a job. Many already have one
In 2010, Democratic President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act gave states the right to expand their Medicaid programs to ...
Kentucky's DOGE would put state Medicaid under the microscope if passed, GOP lawmaker says
"Medicaid is the lion. It's the behemoth. It is eating up our budgets, it is growing astronomically," State Rep. Jason Nemes ...
Advocates raise concerns about possible cuts to Medicaid
The talk of deep federal tax cuts has some Kentuckians worried it could subtract money from Medicaid. Experts say one in four ...
Constituents voice concerns at Congressman Andy Barr’s office
Chethik joined around 40 others at Congressman Andy Barr’s Lexington Office Tuesday morning. They were there for his ...
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Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Mapped by Congressional District
Medicaid covers nearly half of all births in the U.S. and 80 million children. But the age and working status of recipients ...
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Kentucky congressman leading cuts that could affect Medicaid. What to know
Of the continental states, Kentucky ranks fifth, beaten out only by Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama and New Mexico. Kentuckians received $16. 3 billion in Medicaid spending in fiscal year 2023 ...