Judge Will Rule On KY Medicaid Work Requirements In Next Two Weeks

A federal judge said Friday (June 15) that he will rule by the end of the month on the legality of Kentucky’s plan to add work requirements, premiums, lock-out periods and other coverage restrictions to its Medicaid program. The ruling will be the first time that a court weighs in on the Trump administration’s effort to remake Medicaid—an effort that the administration calls a “pathway out of poverty” but that opponents say will take away health coverage from hundreds of...