Report: Kentucky to Be Among the Hardest-Hit States by Proposed Medicaid Changes

Report: Kentucky to be among the hardest-hit states by proposed Medicaid changes

A new report is shedding more light on the states where proposed Medicaid cuts making their way through Congress will impact Americans the hardest.

New report shows Kentucky among highest in nation for rural women receiving Medicaid benefits - NKyTribune

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Congress is considering a proposal to slash $880 billion in Medicaid funding and experts said the cuts would be devastating for maternal and infant health in Kentucky. Rural women of childbearing age across the Commonwealth rely on Medicaid for health coverage, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. In 2022, the infant mortality rate in the United States wa…