ACA Repeal Would Be Devastating in Ky.
Communities thrive when they have a strong foundation made up of things like good schools and quality healthcare. The Affordable...
Health Care
Kentucky Would Have the Second Highest Rate of Job Loss With Healthcare Law Repeal
If the Affordable Care Act is repealed, Kentucky’s rate of job loss would be the second worst of any state with the elimination of an estimated 55,949 jobs or nearly...
130,000 Kentuckians in Individual Market Would Lose Coverage from Health Reform Repeal
A partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act would likely result in close to half a million people becoming uninsured in Kentucky, including those who buy health coverage directly from...
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...
A County-by-County Look at Kentuckians at Risk if Congress Rolls Back Health Coverage
Nearly one in three Kentuckians has health insurance either through Medicaid or with a federally subsidized Qualified Health Plan (QHP) from the health insurance marketplace (formerly Kynect). If Congress moves...
How Criminal Justice Reform Would Help Kentucky Kids
Criminal justice reform is important not just for adults but also for children, as highlighted in a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). This link is especially relevant...
Six Protections Kentuckians Will Lose if ACA Is Repealed
The patient protections provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have enabled as many as 1.9 million Kentuckians to receive needed health coverage and care without falling victim to harmful...
Number of Uninsured Kentuckians Would Triple Under a Partial Health Reform Repeal
An estimated 486,000 Kentuckians would lose insurance coverage under a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a tripling of the number of uninsured in the state, according to...
Many Kentucky Workers Have Gained Insurance through the Medicaid Expansion and Are Now at Risk
Click to view as a PDF Thousands of Kentuckians who work low wage jobs at restaurants, on construction sites and at retail stores are among those who have gained health...
Cutting Back Medicaid Expansion No Solution to Budget Pressures
Governor Bevin has sent his proposed Medicaid changes to the federal government and now negotiations begin between his administration and the Department of Health and Human Services. Since Kentucky is...