The governor of Kentucky, Steven Beshear, has announced the new Medicaid contracts that hope to save residents a lot of money in general funds. It’s estimated to save taxpayers about $375 million in general funds and $1.3 billion in all funds in the next three years. Kentucky health insurance needs these savings to stay competitive and offer the right benefits to Medicaid eligible residents.
The article “Three Firms to Run Most of Kentucky Medicaid Plan” by Deborah Yetter on Citizens-Times.com discusses some of the details behind the decision. Beginning October 1, the three companies will handle health care for approximately 560,000 Medicaid beneficiaries under 3 year state contracts. Other r Read more…




