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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI wonder if Trump will refer to Kentucky the same way he has referred to some other countries?
Kentucky Just Made It Harder For Poor People To Get Health Care
"The Trump administration on Friday told Kentucky it can go ahead with its controversial Medicaid overhaul ― an initiative that would reduce benefits, require some beneficiaries to work, and generally make it more difficult for people to stay on the program.
Administration officials and their Kentucky counterparts have portrayed the plan as a way to improve the health of low-income residents and encourage self-sufficiency among poor but able-bodied adults. The result will be a transformational improvement in the overall health of our people and will provide a model for other states to follow, Matt Bevin, the states Republican governor, said at a press conference Friday.
But theres scant evidence that Kentuckys changes will have the effects that Bevin and his allies are promising. In fact, of the roughly 95,000 people expected to lose coverage, some will almost surely be people who are working ― or have reasons why they cant work ― but who failed to satisfy the new systems paperwork requirements.
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By comparison, Kentuckys total Medicaid enrollment ― including kids on the Childrens Health Insurance Program ― is about 1.25 million right now, according to official statistics."
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-kentucky-medicaid-work-requirement_us_5a591c2ee4b03c4189658d23?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
janterry
(4,429 posts)if they tried to dine out at Mar-A-Lago or play a round of golf near him - and his crew.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)Bayard
(22,089 posts)Are they going to say, you have to go get a better job?