Kentucky Reverses Medicaid Cuts | Lexington News

Lexington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m

Kentucky’s governor just pulled off a major policy reversal: with a surprise $350 million tax windfall and a healthy budget surplus, he’s scrapping planned Medicaid cuts that would’ve slashed coverage for hundreds of thousands. The state’s stronger-than-expected economy and better-than-predicted tax collections gave him the financial freedom to restore healthcare services — a dramatic U-turn from earlier budget austerity. This isn’t just about money; it’s about keeping low-income Kansans covered, and it signals how quickly state priorities can shift when the books look better than expected…