Ending Benefits for Medicaid is Unnecessary and Harmful
The Governor’s decision to end dental, vision and transportation benefits for Kentuckians insured through Medicaid was unnecessary and done without...
Rural Kentucky Population Continues to Shrink While Urban Counties Grow
Recently released population estimates from the Census document how much Kentucky has continued to urbanize over the last seven years. Not surprisingly, rural eastern and western counties’ populations have dropped while...
Medicaid Boosts Kentucky’s Economy, New Barriers to Coverage Will Hold Us Back
Medicaid is a good deal for Kentucky. Not only does it allow people to receive medical care, it also improves hospital finances, creates jobs, leverages additional dollars from the federal...
Farm Bill Would Take Food Assistance from Some Older Kentuckians
SNAP works for Kentuckians of all ages, including older people in our communities. For decades, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has helped Kentuckians over 50 with their grocery bills....
SNAP Works for Kentucky’s Children, Farm Bill Threatens that Success
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps Kentucky families put food on the table and improve children’s well-being across the commonwealth. But changes to SNAP in the Farm Bill and...
Farm Bill Proposal Would Worsen Poverty in Kentucky
A new version of the nation’s primary agriculture law known as the Farm Bill is making its way through Congress right now, and includes new provisions that would make it...
What’s in the Budget Agreement for Health Care and What’s Not?
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services provides health care for Kentuckians in a number of ways, and most funding in its $5.6 billion 2018-2020 budget pays for health care...
New Short-Term Individual Insurance Plans Would Raise Premiums and Number of Uninsured Kentuckians
Federal officials recently proposed to allow insurance companies to offer health insurance policies that don’t cover much and can last for just under a year at a time. These Short-Term...
Reinstating Time Limits for Food Assistance Will Hurt Low-Income Kentuckians and Local Economies
Many Kentucky communities still face deep economic challenges eight years into the recovery from the Great Recession, and yet the state plans to make Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits...
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 the economy in communities that experience downturns and helps to...