Kentucky Files Unusual Suit Against Medicaid Beneficiaries Who Are Challenging Work Requirements

Updated Story 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...