An Unsustainable Path: The Past and Future of Kentucky Medicaid Spending

Kentucky Medicaid is on an unsustainable path. Its expansive spending growth over the past 25 years has put increased pressure on state and federal budgets. Medicaid has failed to fulfill the goal of improved health for most of its recipients. The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) did not enact any fundamental reforms in Medicaid but expanded the program dramatically. Kentucky and the nation deserve much better regarding serving the taxpayers and in crafting a program that assists the truly needy. Read the full report here.

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