Kentucky Sues Beneficiaries Who Are Challenging Work Requirements

Kentucky filed what lawyers say is an unusual counter-suit against Medicaid beneficiaries who are challenging the state's plan to impose work requirements, premiums, lock-out periods and other new provisions in its Medicaid program. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) argues that a federal judge in Kentucky, rather than a federal judge in Washington, DC, should decide whether the Trump administration acted lawfully when it approved the program, known as Kentucky HEALTH. "The Commonwealth's voice obviously must be heard on this issue,"...