Kentucky cuts Medicaid benefits after court ruling

By Robert King

Published July 2, 2018 4:02pm ET

Kentucky cuts Medicaid benefits after court ruling — FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018 file photo, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin speaks to a joint session of the General Assembly at the Capitol, in Frankfort. In comments at odds with his home stateâs whiskey distillers, Bevin is downplaying fears that the European Union's retaliatory tariffs could disrupt the booming market for the Bluegrass stateâs iconic bourbon industry. âThereâs always the potential for some type of impact, but I donât think it will be a tremendous impact,â Bevin said when asked about tariffs during a TV interview this week with Bloomberg. | (Timothy D. Easley/AP)

Gov. Matt Bevin, R-Ky., has cut dental and vision benefits under Medicaid in response to a court ruling Friday that blocked his push to install work requirements.

Bevin cut benefits to nearly half a million Medicaid recipients starting on July 1, according to the Louisville Courier Journal.

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