House Health Repeal Would Shift $16 Billion in Costs to the Kentucky State Budget
The House Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as the American Health Care Act...
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Tiny Fraction of Wealthiest Kentuckians Gain from Tax Cuts in Health Repeal
The House plan to repeal healthcare reform, known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA), provides a tax cut to the wealthiest people while reducing the number of Americans with health...
New Reports Highlight Kentucky’s Gains in Care and Health
Despite claims that Kentucky’s coverage gains were not met with access to care and better health, several recent reports and other data show quite the opposite is true. The well...
What’s at Stake in ACA Repeal by Kentucky Congressional District
Kentucky is among the states that gained the most from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Our rate of uninsured dropped dramatically, more people are getting needed preventive care, and already,...
House Health Repeal Plan Would Worsen Kentucky’s Drug Problems
The devastating impacts of Kentucky’s opioid epidemic are well known and far-reaching. As a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), more Kentuckians struggling with addiction problems have been able...
Coverage for Kentucky Seniors Threatened by House Plan
The House GOP plan repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes a number of measures that would reduce coverage and affordability for Kentucky’s older adults. If the proposal becomes law, more seniors...
House Plan Unwinds Coverage Gains and Makes Harmful Changes to Medicaid Program
By several measures, Kentucky has been the nation’s biggest winner from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Nearly seven years later, those gains and more are at risk in the recently...
Decisions About Future of Health Law Must Be Based in Facts
Kentucky is in the center of the national spotlight as the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the future of healthcare in America hang in the balance. The...
Kentucky’s Experience with High Risk Pool Shows Dangers of ACA Repeal
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) means going back in time to before the law existed or to some as yet undefined “replacement” plan. Some in favor of repeal...
Harsher Criminal Penalties Not a Proven Way to Address Heroin Problem
We all want to see Kentucky address its devastating drug problems. The issue touches individuals and families from all walks of life across Kentucky, and too many of us have...