Medicaid copays, audits and more: GOP lawmakers seek to rein in costs, change behavior

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 1,183

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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A sweeping Republican bill aiming to reform Kentucky’s Medicaid program would impose copays on some patients, among other changes that advocates say would put up barriers to care.

HB 2 progress

House Bill 2 was approved by the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Tuesday and can go to the House floor. It would impose new paperwork requirements on nearly 500,000 Kentuckians covered by …

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