Minimum Wage Action Should Be at Top of General Assembly Agenda
Last week, the Kentucky Supreme Court pulled the rug out from under tens of thousands of low wage workers in...
Cutting Back Medicaid Expansion No Solution to Budget Pressures
Governor Bevin has sent his proposed Medicaid changes to the federal government and now negotiations begin between his administration and the Department of Health and Human Services. Since Kentucky is...
Kentucky Can Improve Budget and Protect Medicaid by Ending Growing Hospital Tax Break
To view this as a PDF, click here. The governor has proposed changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program, arguing they are necessary to “ensure long-term sustainability of the Medicaid program." [1....
Budget’s Reliance on One-Time Funds Presents Challenge Next Time Around
The new two-year state budget that began in July relies on a substantial amount of one-time monies to balance its books — more than twice as much as was used...
Bolder Economic Solutions One Answer to the Anger
The 2016 presidential primaries were marked by a surge in popularity from candidates tapping the anger of those Americans who feel left out and left behind. It's in states like...
New Medicaid Waiver Plan Keeps Approach from Problematic Original Proposal
The Bevin administration submitted its waiver proposal to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today, keeping the problematic approach that was in the original plan with modifications in a handful...
Presentation: The Working Poor in Kentucky
Although Kentucky's economy is recovering, significant challenges face the state's workers and too many are working but still living in poverty. Looking only at the state's low overall unemployment rate...
Address Declining Workforce through Job Creation and Work Supports
The administration’s proposal to change Medicaid is framed around increasing workforce participation — making it harder for people to get public benefits, it is assumed, will somehow make them more...
Waiver Proposal Says Cost Savings Come from Covering Fewer People
The Medicaid waiver proposal the administration has drafted claims the changes will save $2.2 billion over the first 5 years of the program. But the data shows those savings would...
What’s In the Governor’s Proposed Medicaid Changes
Governor Bevin rolled out proposed changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program that would put up harsh new barriers to coverage and care for Kentuckians including premiums and work requirements. The plan...