Kentuckians being treated for eating disorders who gain much needed weight in treatment sometimes reach a body mass index threshold that, on paper, makes them seem healthy, triggering the end of insurance coverage for treatment.
Louisville Republican Rep. Ken Fleming wants to change that and is filing legislation in 2026 that would remove body mass index (more commonly known as BMI) from treatment standards for state qualified health insurance plans marketed through kynect.

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