Changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid Expansion Put the State’s Health and Economy at Risk
Governor Matt Bevin is expected to announce potential changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion soon, recently telling WLKY that "an amazing...
Health Care
What Are Medicaid Waivers?
Kentucky has had great success in reducing the number of people who are uninsured since it expanded Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act. Since that time, Governor Bevin has...
Protecting Medicaid’s Role in Advancing a Healthy Kentucky
To view this report in PDF form, click here. A new report by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy provides an in-depth look at Medicaid in Kentucky, the benefits of...
Governor Vetoes Need-Based Scholarships for Thousands of Students
Governor Bevin vetoed $40.3 million in funding for need-based college scholarships contained in House Bill 10, meaning denied aid for nearly 22,000 low-income students that had been awarded by the...
Indiana Medicaid Waiver Model Should Not Be Replicated in Kentucky Without Evaluation
With Kentucky considering pursuing a waiver that makes changes to its Medicaid program — and looking at Indiana’s waiver design in particular — it is important to keep in mind...
Uninsured Costs at U of L Hospital Have Dropped Dramatically Because of Medicaid Expansion and Kynect, But Could Go Up with Changes
Senate leaders have raised a concern about the House’s inclusion of up to $10.5 million in their budget over the biennium to help cover health care costs for the uninsured...
House Should Vote to Keep Kynect and Protect Medicaid Expansion from Harmful Changes
The House has the opportunity this week to pass House bills 5 and 6 and vote to maintain Kentucky's momentum for better health and a stronger economy. House Bill 5...
House Budget Does Not Restore Many Crucial Services for Vulnerable Kentuckians
The House budget bill builds on Governor Bevin’s proposed funding for KTRS and KERS and rightly restores his cuts to P-12 and higher education. However, it maintains reductions to other...
It’s Kentucky’s Lack of Coverage and Poor Health that Are Unsustainable, Not Medicaid
While the administration claims that Kentucky's Medicaid program is “unsustainable,” in fact Medicaid is a big benefit to Kentucky as it fills critical coverage gaps, improves health, injects dollars into...
With Medicaid Expansion, Kentucky Healthcare Job Growth Picked Up in 2015
After modest growth in health care and social assistance jobs during the first year of Medicaid expansion, growth picked up at a rapid pace in 2015, according to newly-revised Bureau...