Two weeks ago, President Obama thanked the state's Democratic governor for a smooth implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The state has signed up nearly 30,000 people for Medicaid under a federally funded expansion of that program and 1,000 Kentuckians a day are finding private plans under a statewide exchange.
Kentucky's Health Care Rollout Humming Right Along
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