Medicaid Cuts Will Return Next Year Unless the General Assembly Acts
The past month has been volatile for those covered by Medicaid. The budget passed by the General Assembly for fiscal...
Health Care
State Budget Cuts to Medicaid Are Unnecessary and Would Leave Kentucky Worse Off
As introduced, the upcoming biennial budget includes major cuts to large, state-funded programs as lawmakers contend with falling revenues from recent income tax cuts. Medicaid, as the second single largest...
Kentuckians in Every County Will See Health Care Costs Soar Unless Congress Acts
In 2025, more than 90,000 Kentuckians were enrolled in a health insurance plan through kynect, the state’s health insurance marketplace. Most of these enrollees received subsidies that significantly reduced the...
The Fight in D. C. Is About Making Life, and Health Care, More Affordable
Getting health care when you need it can be the difference between life and death, between happiness and misery. It should be a right for everyone, especially in the richest...
Make No Mistake, The Big Beautiful Bill Weakens Medicaid
Whether or not you’ve ever needed it, Medicaid forms the bedrock of Kentucky’s entire healthcare system, making coverage more affordable and accessible for all of us. As our single largest...
Kentucky Faces the Nation’s Highest Number of Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure if Congress Cuts Medicaid
If Congress' plan to cut Medicaid becomes law, Kentucky could lose up to $28 billion of federal funding for the program over the next 10 years, leaving hundreds of thousands...
What the U.S. House Plan to Cut Medicaid Would Mean for Kentucky
The United States House of Representatives has passed a plan to reduce Medicaid spending by an estimated $21 billion for Kentucky over 10 years (some estimates show even deeper cuts),...
Federal Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Would Blow Massive Hole in State Budget
Congress is considering huge cuts to vital federal programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in part to make room for more tax cuts for the wealthy....
Medicaid Is Crucial to Kentucky’s Economy
Medicaid plays a central role in the health care of one in three Kentuckians, but it’s also crucial to our economy. Through billions in combined state and federal spending on...
Federal Funding Cuts to Medicaid and Public Health Will Worsen Kentucky’s Opioid Crisis
Drug overdose deaths have declined in recent years both nationally and in Kentucky, but that progress is now at risk due to potential cuts that threaten more than $800 million...