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Governor rebidding Medicaid Managed Care contracts By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Frankfort, KY - After ending the prior administration's Medicaid waiver last week that threatened the health care of nearly 100,000 Kentuckians, Governor Andy Beshear announced he is canceling and rebidding the state's Medicaid managed care contracts. "I believe health care is a basic human right and that every family should be able to see a doctor when they are sick," Gov. Beshear said. "Given the way the previous administration handled this process and lasting public concerns, the only option I had was to cancel the contracts and rebid. Moving forward we must ensure a fair and transparent process and meet every Kentuckians' health care needs." The reasons behind Gov. Beshear's actions include:
Ensuring access to affordable health care is a top priority for Gov. Beshear and his administration. Last week, Gov. Beshear's administration notified the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that he was ending the 1115 demonstration project, known as "Kentucky HEALTH," that required Kentuckians to meet certain work requirements in order to have health insurance coverage. Gov. Beshear also signed an executive order to protect the state's Medicaid expansion program, which provides health care coverage to nearly 500,000 Kentuckians. The governor also effectively ended Kentucky's litigation involving the waiver in federal court (the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia), and has asked the court to dismiss Kentucky from the lawsuit. This story was posted on 2019-12-23 18:24:08
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