Kentucky Medicare performance ranks in the bottom of states, study finds

Kentucky Medicare recipients have some of the worst health outcomes in the country. That’s according to a report released Thursday by healthcare research foundation the Commonwealth Fund.

The study ranks Kentucky as having the third worst overall Medicare performance, topped only by Mississippi and Louisiana. It takes into account access, quality and affordability of care and the health of the population that Medicare serves. Medicare covers just under one in five Kentuckians, primarily those 65 and older, although it also covers certain younger people with disabilities and illnesses.

The Commonwealth Fund President Dr. Joseph Betancourt said that, despite older Americans being the most “securely insured” group, the report shows deep disparities in care depending on where you live.

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