Vision Benefits Critical to Health of Kentuckians
An element in the governor’s proposed changes to Medicaid would do away with vision benefits for adults. But the health...
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Things to Keep in Mind as Public Hearings on Medicaid Proposal Begin Today
The next step in the governor’s 1115 Medicaid waiver proposal is for the state to consider public comments, before submitting the final proposal. With the first of the three public...
Approach to Medicaid Should Reflect Realities Facing Low-Income Kentuckians
Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver proposal frames the issue of health coverage for low-income Kentuckians largely as a problem of Medicaid participants’ lack of understanding about private insurance and failure to engage...
Eliminating Medicaid Dental Coverage Would Set Kentucky Back
The proposed changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion include the elimination of dental coverage from the package of benefits for adults. Reducing access to dental care would likely lead to other,...
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...
Rising Kentucky Prison Population Should Make Penal Code Reform a 2017 Priority
The governor’s announcement today about the formation of a Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council to work toward needed reforms is an important step in addressing a serious problem in our...
New Report Shows Cause for Concern Over High Income Inequality in Kentucky
The top one percent of earners in Kentucky have taken home one-fourth of all income growth in the recovery from the Great Recession, continuing a decades-long trend of rising income...
How Income Inequality Looks Across Kentucky Counties
The average income of the top 1 percent of Kentuckians is 16.6 times greater the average income of everyone else in the state according to a new report by the...
Infographic: Ky. Higher Ed Cuts Among Worst in the Country
Kentucky is continuing its tumble to the bottom as one of the worst states in funding cuts to higher education, a new report from the Center for Budget and Policy...