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Kentuckians in Every County Will See Health Care Costs Soar Unless Congress Acts 

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Kentuckians in Every County Will See Health Care Costs Soar Unless Congress Acts 

In 2025, more than 90,000 Kentuckians were enrolled in a health insurance plan through kynect, the state’s health insurance marketplace....

Dustin Pugel | October 22, 2025

The Government Shutdown Fight Is About Making Life, and Health Care, More Affordable 

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The Fight in D. C. Is About Making Life, and Health Care, More Affordable 

Getting health care when you need it can be the difference between life and death, between happiness and misery. It should be a right for everyone, especially in the richest...

Jason Bailey | October 9, 2025

Trouble Looms If Congress Passes the Buck to the Kentucky State Budget 

Op-Ed

Make No Mistake, The Big Beautiful Bill Weakens Medicaid

Whether or not you’ve ever needed it, Medicaid forms the bedrock of Kentucky’s entire healthcare system, making coverage more affordable and accessible for all of us. As our single largest...

Dustin Pugel and Emily Beauregard, Kentucky Voices for Health | September 24, 2025

Costs on Kentucky’s Health Insurance Marketplace Are About to Explode Without Quick Action From Congress

Analysis

Costs on Kentucky’s Health Insurance Marketplace Will Explode Without Quick Action From Congress

For the nearly 100,000 Kentuckians who signed up for plans on kynect this year, the state’s health insurance marketplace, premium costs are on track to skyrocket at the end of...

Dustin Pugel | September 22, 2025

Kentucky Faces the Nation’s Highest Number of Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure if Congress Cuts Medicaid

Analysis

Kentucky Faces the Nation’s Highest Number of Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure if Congress Cuts Medicaid

If Congress' plan to cut Medicaid becomes law, Kentucky could lose up to $28 billion of federal funding for the program over the next 10 years, leaving hundreds of thousands...

Dustin Pugel and Ember Jones | June 17, 2025

What the U.S. House Plan to Cut Medicaid Would Mean for Kentucky

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What the U.S. House Plan to Cut Medicaid Would Mean for Kentucky

The United States House of Representatives has passed a plan to reduce Medicaid spending by an estimated $21 billion for Kentucky over 10 years (some estimates show even deeper cuts),...

Dustin Pugel | May 22, 2025

House Plan Contains Biggest Medicaid and SNAP Cuts in History to Fund Tax Cuts for the Wealthy

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House Plan Contains Biggest Medicaid and SNAP Cuts in History to Fund Tax Cuts for the Wealthy

The U. S. House of Representatives is now considering a radical budget and tax plan that would take health coverage and food assistance away from more than 100,000 Kentuckians, all...

Dustin Pugel | May 20, 2025

Medicaid Is Crucial to Kentucky’s Economy

Analysis

Medicaid Is Crucial to Kentucky’s Economy

Medicaid plays a central role in the health care of one in three Kentuckians, but it’s also crucial to our economy. Through billions in combined state and federal spending on...

Dustin Pugel | April 24, 2025

Federal Funding Cuts to Medicaid and Public Health Will Worsen Kentucky’s Opioid Crisis

Analysis

Federal Funding Cuts to Medicaid and Public Health Will Worsen Kentucky’s Opioid Crisis

Drug overdose deaths have declined in recent years both nationally and in Kentucky, but that progress is now at risk due to potential cuts that threaten more than $800 million...

Joy Girgis and Ashley Spalding | April 21, 2025

House Bill 5 Would Cost Kentucky More Than $1 Billion Over the Next Decade

Analysis

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 seeing renewed interest at both the state and federal level....

Dustin Pugel | March 21, 2025

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2 Special COVID-19 Health Insurance Enrollment Period Begins; Kyians Have Until May 15 to Choose a Plan

3 KY Faces a Terrible COVID Christmas, Scary New Year. But ‘Freedom Fighters’ Bury Their Heads.

4 What Striking Down the ACA Would Mean in Kentucky

5 U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Future of Affordable Care Act

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State and Federal Tax Cuts of the Last Decade Are Giving an Enormous Windfall to the Wealthiest Kentuckians 

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Kentuckians in Every County Will See Health Care Costs Soar Unless Congress Acts 

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