Medicaid expansion a success in KY, study says

Medicaid expansion dramatically changed the outlook for low-income, uninsured people in Kentucky, according to a new study on the role of Medicaid expansion. The study points to a “striking” reduction in the rate of uninsured adults living in small towns and rural counties. The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children & Families conducted the study. According to its report, the uninsured rate for low-income adults has decreased in nearly all U.S. states since 2008-2009. But the sharpest declines were seen in small towns and rural populations, from 35 percent to 16 percent in 2015-2016.