Kentucky voters' election of Republican Matt Bevin as their new governor on Tuesday may also decide the future of the Bluegrass State's health care system.
Outgoing Gov. Steve Beshear (D), who is term-limited, embraced President Barack Obama's landmark health care reforms, making Kentucky the most politically conservative state to create its own health insurance exchange, known as Kynect, and to expand Medicaid to more poor adults living near the poverty line. Kentucky saw the second-biggest drop in its uninsured rate among all states since enrollment through the Affordable Care Act began two years ago.
But Bevin, a tea party favorite, has vowed to unravel Beshear's policies, putting health coverage for hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians at stake in the election.
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