Kentucky's health care program has caused a fight between two governors. This argument by both officials could create a bad taste on President Obama's health care law.
Steve Beshear, former Kentucky democratic governor formed an online campaign that he said will educate voters regarding the plan of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to make the Medicaid less available for the people, and also his plans of destroying the state program for citizens to purchase discounted insurance plans. He added that he will make Gov. Bevin accountable for his actions.
In a separate interview, Bevin said that he was amused of how Beshear was offended by his plans. He is sad that after eight long years, Beshear is still looking for a way to be relevant for the people of Kentucky.
Beshear has created two programs for healthcare during his term, these programs were appreciated by the Obama Administration and other healthcare advocates. He served the people of Kentucky for two consecutive terms and left office after Bevin took oath. Bevin then promised that he would discard these healthcare programs because of how expensive they were.
Bevin's plan is to rip apart Kynect by the years end. He wanted to move the 85,000 recipients to a similar program funded by the federal government. He also wanted the government to pay a small premium for the 40,000 people who have an insurance through the expanded Medicaid program in order for them to continue receiving benefits from it.
A survey by the Gallup-Healthways showed that there is a significant decline of Kentucky's uninsured population. This progress was attributed to the expansion of the Medicaid program. Another survey from the Deloitte showed that Kentucky's net saving would be $819 million by the end 2021 which is attributed to the Medicaid program.
This surveys though were heavily criticized by Bevin, he said that these were merely assumptions. Instead, he pointed out in a report from the Kentucky Hospital Association stating that they lost thousands of hospital jobs last year. He added that ninety-eight percent of Kentucky's tax payers are paying one percent for the subsidy of this health care programs.
