Lawsuit Over Kentucky Work Requirements Will Proceed During Shutdown

By James Romoser / January 22, 2019 at 6:15 PM
The judge overseeing the federal lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s plan to implement Medicaid work requirements denied a request from the Department of Justice to put the case indefinitely on hold during the partial government shutdown. The judge’s ruling indicates that he intends to decide the case by April, when the state’s work requirements and other new coverage restrictions will take effect unless the judge blocks them for the second time in a year. Instead of suspending the case indefinitely, Judge James...


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