Kentucky’s Barriers to Coverage Work Against the Objective of Medicaid
Click here for a PDF version of our full comments on Kentucky’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver Request. Since 2016, Kentucky has...
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Ending Benefits for Medicaid is Unnecessary and Harmful
The Governor’s decision to end dental, vision and transportation benefits for Kentuckians insured through Medicaid was unnecessary and done without any public input. This coverage roll-back will erode health in...
Insure Kentucky Coalition Issues Statement on Ruling Blocking New Barriers to Medicaid Coverage
Sixteen low income Kentuckians this year challenged federal approval of Governor Bevin’s Medicaid waiver plan. In an opinion issued today, federal district Judge James Boasberg favored the plaintiffs, vacating the...
Putting Kentucky’s Employment Situation in Context
New data released last week showed that Kentucky's unemployment rate has now reached 4 percent, the lowest level since 1976. Continued overall economic recovery is good for the commonwealth, but...
House Budget Raises Revenue, Prevents Some Education Cuts
Click here to download a PDF of KCEP’s analysis of the House's budget. In their budget for 2019-2020, the House is proposing to raise some new revenue — mostly from...
Commonwealth At Risk: A Preview of the 2018-2020 Kentucky State Budget
Round after round of damaging budget cuts, a decades-long refusal to clean up tax breaks, and the reality that additional appropriations are needed for pensions, corrections, Medicaid and other crucial...
Revenue Options to Meet Obligations and Protect Investments
To meet our pension obligations and begin reinvesting in a stronger future for the commonwealth, Kentucky needs new revenue. Currently, too many tax breaks drain money that is needed to...
Pensions Need Responsible Funding Plan, Not Exaggerated Claims
Click to view as PDF. The series of reports from PFM on Kentucky’s pension systems overstate serious challenges with the condition of the state’s plans to justify drastic cuts in benefits....
Switch to 401k-Type Plan for Kentucky Public Employees Will Cause More Harm
Click to read the report as a PDF. Click for a one-page summary of the report. Kentucky needs solutions that work to pay down its unfunded pension liabilities. A new...
Ending Cost Sharing Reduction Payments is a Lose-Lose for Kentucky
Since 2014, the federal financial assistance for out-of-pocket health care costs known as Cost Sharing Reductions (CSRs) has been under threat – first from a lawsuit filed by the House...