McConnell’s Health Plan Would Wreak Havoc on Kentucky
The light of day is revealing why Sen. Mitch McConnell wrote his bill to replace the Affordable Care Act behind closed...
Statement on Senate Health Repeal Bill
Statement by Executive Director Jason Bailey on Senate health repeal bill: “The Senate promised to start over on health care, but the bill introduced today doubles down on the disastrous...
Kentucky Public Pensions Are Not Expensive — If You Fund Them
A special session this fall will likely include proposals to cut public pension benefits, and new employees are especially vulnerable because their plans can be changed easily under law. However, such...
Pension Benefits Inject $3.4 Billion into the Economies of Kentucky Counties
As the governor and General Assembly consider additional cuts to pension benefits for employees, it’s important to understand the role such benefits play in local economies. In 2016, public retirees...
Trump Budget Would Harm Kentuckians, Push Massive Costs Onto State
President Trump’s budget slashes nutrition, health care, and other important assistance that helps hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians meet basic living standards – food on the table, a roof over...
Job Recovery for Some Kentucky Counties, Second Recession for Others
When the Great Recession came at the end of 2007, all of Kentucky lost jobs. The U.S. economy hit bottom a couple of years later before starting to improve. Now...
The Many Harms of the American Health Care Act for Kentucky
The House of Representatives is moving toward a possible vote Friday on an amended version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), their plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act...
Principles for a Tax Reform Plan
With the 2017 Kentucky General Assembly in the books, Governor Bevin and the legislature will now turn their attention to a possible special session later this year that will focus...
Statement on Failure of Health Law Repeal
Statement by Jason Bailey, KCEP executive director, on the failure of health repeal in the House of Representatives: "Today is a great day for the health of Kentuckians and the...
Getting Rid of Essential Health Benefits Means Less Coverage, More Costs for Kentuckians
The House has amended their healthcare repeal to include eliminating a requirement that insurance plans in the individual and small group markets cover a list of ten essential health benefits. Those...