WASHINGTON _ A federal judge says he hopes to rule by July 1 on whether Kentucky can carry out its controversial overhaul of the state's Medicaid program that would require some recipients to find jobs, volunteer or lose their benefits.
Lawyers for 16 Kentucky Medicaid beneficiaries who are suing the federal government for approving Gov. Matt Bevin's plan, known as Kentucky HEALTH, took their case Friday to U.S. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg.
They maintained the Kentucky plan, which is scheduled to go into effect July 1, would impose "onerous" work and record-keeping requirements and would end up limiting access to health insurance, the prime objective of Medicaid.
