Bill Would Limit Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Cut Them Off Much Sooner
Unemployment Insurance (UI) is a form of income-replacement coverage that keeps workers who lose their jobs out of poverty, boosts...
Four New Ways Kentuckians Will Lose Medicaid
Low-income and disabled Kentuckians are currently eligible for a broad range of health care benefits thanks to Medicaid. As long as people earn below a certain annual wage (a little...
Kentucky 1115 Medicaid Waiver Statement
“With the approval of the Medicaid waiver, the historic progress Kentucky has achieved in health care in recent years comes to a halt,” said Dustin Pugel, a policy analyst with...
Medicaid Work Requirement Is Misguided and Harmful
With the recent guidance by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on work requirements, it is very likely that Kentucky’s request to implement a “community engagement”...
Marketplace Signups Robust and Would Likely Be Stronger Without Barriers
Early in 2017, the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) cut the Healthcare.gov open enrollment period in half, from 14 to 7 weeks. Despite this and other impediments described...
How Federal Tax Proposals Threaten Investments in Kentucky’s Congressional Districts
The vast majority of Kentuckians would be worse off under recent federal tax cut proposals. Far from benefiting the average Kentuckian, the plans would put fiscal pressure on already strained...
Supplemental Security Income is the “Assistance of Last Resort” for Kentucky’s Most Vulnerable
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), similar to Social Security Disability Insurance, provides a vital lifeline to blind, disabled and aged Kentuckians. Being a means-tested program, however, SSI is specifically designed for those with...
Social Security Disability Insurance Works for Vulnerable Kentuckians
There are many misconceptions about Social Security Disability Insurance (DI). Despite recent arguments that DI is a hindrance to people’s wellbeing and the commonwealth’s economy, it is instead a vital...
Medicaid Works for Kentucky
Medicaid provides health care coverage to over 1.4 million Kentuckians. For over 50 years it has helped pregnant women, children, people with disabilities and seniors and in the past 3...
Cassidy-Graham is the Greatest Threat to Kentucky’s Coverage Yet
The latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is known as Cassidy-Graham, and it very well may be the greatest threat to Kentucky’s health care we’ve seen. The...