Taking Medicaid Away Through Work Reporting Requirements Would Harm Kentucky
Policies requiring Medicaid participants to report the number of hours they work in order to keep their health care are...
Health Care
Two Years After Dobbs Decision, Harms Are Evident for States Like Kentucky
Two years out from the Dobbs decision, a fuller picture of how people are faring in states like Kentucky that have total and near total abortion bans is emerging. An...
SNAP Is Good for Kentuckians’ Health
Click for a PDF version of SNAP Is Good for Kentuckians' Health. Everyone knows that food is essential to well-being, but less widely understood is the power of direct food...
Critical Investments for a Healthier Kentucky
Click here for a PDF version of this report. Too many Kentuckians face circumstances that make them vulnerable to poor health. Problems like unsafe drinking water, jobs that pay little...
An Economic Agenda for a Thriving Commonwealth
Executive Summary The way to build a prosperous Kentucky is to create thriving communities that unlock potential in our people. Every Kentuckian — no matter where they come from, their...
Build Healthy, Resilient Communities
Building healthy, resilient communities is one of the five key strategies in "An Economic Agenda for a Thriving Commonwealth." For communities to thrive, all people need access to affordable health...
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 been attempting to make changes to its Medicaid program that...
2 Gen Approach to Kentucky’s Opioid Epidemic Needed
Click here to view a pdf of the brief. As one of the states hardest hit by the national opioid epidemic, Kentucky struggles with high rates of addiction, incarceration, overdose...
Changes to Medicaid Waiver Request Move Further in the Wrong Direction
Click to view as a PDF. Last August, Kentucky applied to modify its Medicaid program through a request to the federal government to waive certain requirements of the law, known...
Testimony for Congressman Yarmuth’s ACA Repeal Forum
Click to view as a PDF. Intro: Good afternoon, my name is Dustin Pugel and I’m a research and policy associate with the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, a think...