Criminal Justice Reform and Racial Disparities in Kentucky
Nationally, the racial disparities that exist in the criminal justice system are well-known, with African Americans being overrepresented in prisons...
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A County-by-County Look at Potential Enrollment Decreases from Proposed Medicaid Waiver
The Governor is seeking to make changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program in a way that would result in 87,639 fewer traditional and expanded Medicaid enrollees by 2021, according to official...
Modest Savings from Medicaid Waiver Ignore Added Costs and Mostly Don’t Come from Expansion Population
The Bevin administration has submitted the revised version of its request to make changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program and continues to tout the plan’s savings. However, projected state savings are...
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...
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...
Five Challenges Kentucky College Students Face in 2016
Kentucky college students face barriers and challenges as they begin a new academic year, some of which are worsening as a result of yet another round of state budget cuts...
The Safety Net in Kentucky Lifts 810,000 People Out of Poverty
The safety net plays a critical role in alleviating poverty and strengthening the Commonwealth, lifting approximately 810,000 Kentuckians above the poverty line each year through federal and state funded programs,...
Kentucky’s Revenue Not Keeping Up with Economy
As Kentucky’s economy continues to grow, the state’s revenue intake reflects that growth less and less. Just over the last year from fiscal year 2015 to 2016, state personal income...
A Roundup of Recent Research on Kentucky’s Medicaid Expansion
Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion is building a strong foundation for a healthier state, and this is showing up in the research. When considering changes laid out in the recently proposed Medicaid...
What is Recidivism and What Can Be Done to Reduce It?
Policy discussions around the need for criminal justice reform like those happening in our state right now often feature the term “recidivism.” While the concept is central to this topic,...