Kentucky has received approval to add premiums in 2018. "We believe the premiums are important to prepare these beneficiaries for what would be required of them if they move up the economic ladder and get coverage through an employer or the federal marketplace," said Arkansas Medicaid spokeswoma...
The governor of Kentucky2 claimed that excluding “able-bodied” adults will reduce Medicaid enrollment by 16%, ensuring the program’s “fiscal sustainability.” However, such claims may be overstated because many Medicaid enrollees already work, and waivers have specified that many others (eg, ...
Medicaid - number of disabled enrolled by state 2014 Distribution of Medicaid: spending in Kentucky by service 2022 Distribution of Medicaid: spending in Missouri by service 2022 Distribution of Medicaid: spending in Pennsylvania by service 2022 Distribution of Medicaid: spending in Virginia by service...
24 Similarly, a study looking at survival for colorectal cancer in Kentucky reported significant improvements after expanding Medicaid coverage.25 Despite such reports, the association of Medicaid expansion with cancer mortality by race remains unclear in the literature, particularly among patients with ...
The problem that caused her benefits to lapse was resolved in April — 10 months later — when Kentucky implemented the first phase of a change request, Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services told KFF Health News. Agency spokesperson Brice Mitchell said the change request was ...
If Tuesday’s elections served as a referendum on health care — Medicaid expansions and work requirements were on the line in Virginia, Kentucky and Mississippi — then a number of voters sent a clear message: They want expanded access to health care in their states. In Kentucky, incumbent ...
(Rowland, 2000).sNationally, Medicaid constitutes more thans$200 billion dollars of the Federal budget per year or roughly $750 dollars per residents(=-=Klemm, 2000-=-).s10sSatisfaction, Race and Medicaids11sIn Kentucky, Medicaid makes up over $4.5 billion of the total State budget for the...
In July, the federal government announced it would seek a new round of public comment on the issue and submit a new waiver approval for Kentucky’s Medicaid program within the next two months. In the meantime,the federal district court rulinghas no direct effect on other state...
Unadjusted Percent of Enrollees Diagnosed With Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Who Received Any Medications for OUD, 2014-2018 View LargeDownload States included are Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Medications for ...
This analysis of survey data assesses changes in access to care, utilization, and self-reported health among low-income adults in 3 states—Kentucky,