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Dustin Pugel

Op-Ed

ACA Repeal Would Be Devastating in Ky.

Communities thrive when they have a strong foundation made up of things like good schools and quality healthcare. The Affordable...

Dustin Pugel | January 31, 2017

Analysis

Kentucky Would Have the Second Highest Rate of Job Loss With Healthcare Law Repeal

If the Affordable Care Act is repealed, Kentucky’s rate of job loss would be the second worst of any state with the elimination of an estimated 55,949 jobs or nearly...

Dustin Pugel | January 31, 2017

Analysis

130,000 Kentuckians in Individual Market Would Lose Coverage from Health Reform Repeal

A partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act would likely result in close to half a million people becoming uninsured in Kentucky, including those who buy health coverage directly from...

Dustin Pugel | January 26, 2017

Testimony

Testimony for Congressman Yarmuth’s ACA Repeal Forum

Click to view as a PDF. Intro: Good afternoon, my name is Dustin Pugel and I’m a research and policy associate with the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, a think...

Dustin Pugel | January 18, 2017

Analysis

A County-by-County Look at Kentuckians at Risk if Congress Rolls Back Health Coverage

Nearly one in three Kentuckians has health insurance either through Medicaid or with a federally subsidized Qualified Health Plan (QHP) from the health insurance marketplace (formerly Kynect). If Congress moves...

Dustin Pugel | January 9, 2017

Analysis

Six Protections Kentuckians Will Lose if ACA Is Repealed

The patient protections provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have enabled as many as 1.9 million Kentuckians to receive needed health coverage and care without falling victim to harmful...

Dustin Pugel | December 20, 2016

Analysis

Number of Uninsured Kentuckians Would Triple Under a Partial Health Reform Repeal

An estimated 486,000 Kentuckians would lose insurance coverage under a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a tripling of the number of uninsured in the state, according to...

Dustin Pugel | December 8, 2016

Report

Many Kentucky Workers Have Gained Insurance through the Medicaid Expansion and Are Now at Risk

Click to view as a PDF Thousands of Kentuckians who work low wage jobs at restaurants, on construction sites and at retail stores are among those who have gained health...

Dustin Pugel | December 8, 2016

Analysis

Social Security Keeps Kentuckians Out of Poverty and Boosts Local Economies

Social Security helps nearly a million Kentuckians make ends meet, cuts senior poverty dramatically and supports local economies by ensuring more people have money in their pockets to spend, as...

Dustin Pugel | November 7, 2016

Analysis

New Urgency for State Minimum Wage Action

The decision by the Supreme Court of Kentucky invalidating local minimum wage increases means 76,000 working Kentuckians in our two biggest cities now must look to the General Assembly for...

Dustin Pugel | October 20, 2016

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