Kentucky Has Nation’s Most Rural Medicaid Expansion Enrollees, and AHCA Would Take That Away
For largely rural states like Kentucky, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a major boon for health coverage. There are...
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Study of Indiana’s Medicaid Program a Warning Against Kentucky’s Plans to Charge Premiums
A recent evaluation of Indiana’s Medicaid waiver program should stand as a warning for Kentucky policymakers attempting to similarly charge premiums in our own Medicaid program. While proponents of Kentucky’s...
Proposed Health Care Changes Would Hurt Kentucky’s Moms
Women, and mothers in particular, are especially at risk of losing access to healthcare if the American Health Care Act (AHCA) becomes law. While millions of Americans stand to lose...
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...
New Amendment to Healthcare Repeal Bill Threatens Kentuckians with Pre-existing Conditions
The so-called “Meadows-MacArthur” amendment to the Affordable Care Act repeal bill does nothing to protect Kentuckians from the bill’s harmful changes, but makes things worse by jeopardizing coverage for people...
A County-by-County Look at Kentucky’s Dramatic Health Coverage Gains
As we've written before, Kentucky has seen a dramatic drop in those without health insurance in every county, especially since 2013. Using the same Census estimates starting the year the Affordable...
Kentucky’s ACA Health Insurance Marketplace Is Not Falling Apart
Far from collapsing, the health insurance exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are a way many Kentuckians are now able to buy health insurance. It will be...
Eastern Kentucky Would Be Hardest Hit Place in Country by Job Loss from ACA Repeal, Report Says
The House proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) died last Friday, but House leaders say they hope to regroup and try again. Kentucky and especially eastern Kentucky would...
A County-by-County Look at Kentucky’s Dramatic Drop in Uninsured
According to new data from the Census Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Kentucky’s rate of uninsured residents under 65 years old dropped from 16.8 in 2013 to 7.1 percent in...
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...