Testimony on House Bill 1, Committee Substitute
Testimony given in the House Health and Family Services Committee on February 20, 2020. Chairwoman Moser, members of the committee,...
House Bill 1 Still Focuses on Punitive Measures that Take Assistance Away
The new version of House Bill 1 introduced in committee today, like the original proposal, contains a number of misguided and punitive measures that create barriers to assistance for Kentuckians...
Bill Capping Insulin Prices Would Help Many Thousands of Kentuckians With Diabetes
House Bill 12 is a much-needed bill to help reduce insulin costs for some of the 442,500 Kentuckians with diabetes. Under the bill, cost sharing for insulin could not exceed...
House Bill 1 Proposes Costly and Unworkable Barriers to Well-Being
House Bill 1 (HB 1) would make sweeping changes to the way we provide medical, food and income assistance to Kentuckians with very low incomes. The bill as introduced adds...
Child Care Assistance Is a Great Investment for Kentucky, but Remains Inadequate
The most active and critical years for children’s physical, cognitive and social development are ages zero to three, so high-quality early child care settings are central to preparing the commonwealth’s...
Medicaid Is Foundational for Kentucky’s Health
Health coverage is foundational to good health and in Kentucky, no single insurer is as foundational as Medicaid. In a very real way, Medicaid is for all of us; From...
Kentucky’s Youngest Kids Are Losing Health Coverage
Kentucky is 3rd-worst in the nation in its alarming recent rise in uninsured children below the age of 6. According to an analysis of the most recent census data by...
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 ensure all Kentuckians can put food on the table with...
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...