Previously providers serving low-income people weren't being paid by most Medicaid programs, because services weren’t delivered in traditional medical facilities, such as hospitals and clinics.
The proposal calls for allowing local governments to determine how Medicaid dollars are spent, with an incentive to save money for other local purposes.
In the first two full calendar weeks of August — the latest period for which figures are available — Kentucky saw a 110% increase in daily COVID hospital admissions, with an average of 28 patients per day.
