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...
What You Need to Know About the AHCA’s Harmful Effects on Kentucky
House leaders say they will take a do-or-die vote Friday on the American Health Care Act (AHCA), their plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Their proposal would dramatically...
SNAP Works and Shows Where Economic Progress Still Needed
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, played a key role in helping cushion Kentucky’s economy from the depths of the Great Recession. It continues to...
House Health Repeal Would Shift $16 Billion in Costs to the Kentucky State Budget
The House Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA), would cut federal funding for Medicaid in Kentucky by...
Trump Budget Eliminations Would Be Major Hit to Kentucky
President Trump’s proposed budget would be a major hit to the investments that benefit Kentucky’s communities, as federal dollars play a substantial role in our state’s budget and economy. His...
Tiny Fraction of Wealthiest Kentuckians Gain from Tax Cuts in Health Repeal
The House plan to repeal healthcare reform, known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA), provides a tax cut to the wealthiest people while reducing the number of Americans with health...
Coverage for Kentucky Seniors Threatened by House Plan
The House GOP plan repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes a number of measures that would reduce coverage and affordability for Kentucky’s older adults. If the proposal becomes law, more seniors...
Testimony on Call for Constitutional Convention
HJR 54 and HCR13 House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Click to view this testimony as a PDF. Thank you Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, my...
Decisions About Future of Health Law Must Be Based in Facts
Kentucky is in the center of the national spotlight as the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the future of healthcare in America hang in the balance. The...
Too Many Kentuckians Remain Underemployed
A close look at the employment level of Kentucky’s working age population shows more progress is needed to reach full economic recovery, as we recently noted. Another measure, called the...