In a bluntly worded opinion, District Judge James E. Boasberg said Kentucky again failed to prove its changes would advance a central goal of Medicaid – to ensure health coverage to its most vulnerable citizens.
most of the changes wouldn't begin until July 1. Arkansas' plan is already underway."Medicaid is federal and state program designed to provide health care; it is not and never has been a program intended to encourage work," said Jane Perkins, legal director for the group."The law is about providing health care services to low-income individuals and families and underserved populations.
He added, “Although a setback to our implementation schedule, we believe that we have an excellent record for appeal and are currently considering next steps.” In Wednesday's bluntly worded opinion, Boasberg said Kentucky again had failed to prove its changes would advance a central goal of Medicaid – to ensure health coverage to its most vulnerable citizens. Rather, he said, it appears at least 100,000 Kentuckians stood to lose health coverage under the work rules.
"Kentucky, it now seems, has picked up that gun by threatening to de-expand Medicaid," Boasberg wrote in his opinion. Seven other states have been approved for Medicaid work requirements and seven more have applications pending with the federal government, which provides most of the funding for and oversees the program, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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