Thankful for SNAP’s Role in Kentucky
Food brings us together and creates the conditions to be healthy and happy. As we give thanks this season, let’s...
Momentum Growing Among States to Abandon Barriers to Medicaid Coverage
Amid lawsuits, health coverage losses and high administrative costs, four of the ten states that have gained federal approval to take Medicaid coverage from people who don’t meet a work...
SNAP Is Good for Kentuckians’ Health
Click for a PDF version of SNAP Is Good for Kentuckians' Health. Everyone knows that food is essential to well-being, but less widely understood is the power of direct food...
Half of Medicaid-Eligible Kentuckians Were Unaware of New Barriers to Health Coverage, According to Study
Roughly half of Medicaid enrollees in Kentucky had never heard of changes to Medicaid that could have led to the loss of their health coverage, according to new findings from...
Kentucky’s Changing Labor Force Participation, Explained
With the economy now experiencing the longest recovery on record, there is a temptation among some to overstate the strength of the labor market and even cast blame on workers...
Kentucky’s History With Association Health Plans Shows They Undermine Health Coverage Protections
Kentucky’s past experience with Association Health Plans (AHPs) has gained new relevance amid a court battle over the legality of a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule that relaxed standards...
Many of the Quasi Employees Are Middle Age and Mid-Career
As the General Assembly considers options for pensions and quasi-governmental organizations in the special session, too often missing from the conversation are the potential harms to the 9,000 employees at...
Change to Poverty Measure Would Mean Hardship for Many Kentuckians
The Official Poverty Measure is used to determine who can get medical, food, childcare and other forms of assistance. But the federal agency responsible for setting that measure is trying...
Systemic Barriers Continue to Hold Back Wages and Employment for Kentuckians of Color
On the 154th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, barriers to thriving for black Kentuckians are still deeply entrenched. Data on wages and unemployment in Kentucky show that discrimination and...
Urban Growth in Kentucky Continued in 2018
Recently released population estimates from the Census document how much Kentucky has continued to urbanize over the last eight years. Rural eastern and western counties’ populations have dropped while the “golden triangle”...