100 Most Influential People in Healthcare – 2018
Rank 50
Matt Bevin
Governor, State of Kentucky
Bevin is at the center of the political battle over Medicaid work requirements. This summer, a federal court upended Kentucky's plans to institute work requirements when it ruled that the CMS failed to adequately justify approval of the waiver. Bevin threatened benefit cuts following the ruling but later backed off. The CMS has re-opened comments on the Kentucky waiver request.