LEXINGTON — Heading into 2026, the “elephant in the room” for Kentucky policymakers will be Medicaid, said Senate Republican Floor Leader Max Wise, speaking Tuesday during Kentucky Voices for Health’s annual meeting.
Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, a Democrat from Louisville, told the gathering that her constituents “are really concerned” about Medicaid changes coming as a result of cutbacks approved by Republicans in Congress and signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year.
“Folks are scared to death to lose that health care,” Marzian said. “Medicaid is insurance, it’s not health care. But they’re scared to death to lose that ability to be able to access the provider when you’re sick (and) when you’re not sick and you have a wellness check.”
Source: State lawmakers say Medicaid’s future a major concern / The News-Enterprise