HB16
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Amend KRS 205.520 to establish that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to provide Medicaid eligibility for all residents of the Commonwealth who may be eligible under federal law; amend KRS 205.6312 to require the establishment of cost-sharing requirements in the Medicaid program to the extent required under federal law; require the Governor to commission an independent third-party analysis of the current Medicaid expansion; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the…
Introduced: January 6, 2026
Last action: January 13, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would set it as official state policy that Kentucky provide Medicaid coverage to all residents who qualify under federal law. It would also require the state to set up cost-sharing rules as federal law demands and calls for an independent review of Kentucky's current Medicaid expansion program. If that review finds that federal approval is needed to make changes, the relevant state agencies would be directed to seek it. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who currently receive Medicaid coverage or who may be eligible for it, as well as state agencies that administer the program.
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