Medicaid Expansion – Kentucky

Kentucky examines Medicaid expansion’s effects, By Chris Kenning and Laura Ungar, January 26, 2015, Louisville Courier-Journal: “One year after Kentucky enacted expanded Medicaid under Obamacare, the health care program for the poor and disabled has grown to serve nearly 1.2 million residents — a quarter of Kentucky’s population. Now, consultants are finalizing a report examining the expansion’s impact on the state’s health care system — and its bottom line — in a review that advocates say will carry important implications and is being watched by other states still considering an expansion. The study, set for release by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in the coming weeks, will explore how the change has affected areas such as provider reimbursements and uncompensated care; whether it’s beginning to create more jobs or tax revenue; and its future enrollment outlook…”