Evidence of Benefits of Medicaid Expansion Starting to Come In
Kentucky is starting to see the benefits of its decision to expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in...
Health Care
Senate Budget Accepts Affordable Care Act Funds and Draws on Law’s Benefits
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Kentucky passed a hurdle this week when the Senate chose to accept billions of federal dollars in its budget to fund the...
Kentucky Among States with Biggest Coverage Assistance from Health Reform
Kentucky is one of three states in the nation where more than four out of five of the uninsured will be eligible for health coverage assistance under the Affordable Care...
Health Reform Is Increasing Coverage in Kentucky with More Gains Soon to Come
595,000 Kentuckians, or 13.9 percent of the state’s population, had no health insurance in 2012, according to data released today by the Census Bureau. But the new data also show...
Need for Health Care Workers Is an Economic Opportunity
Because the expansion of Medicaid and creation of a state health insurance exchange will provide health coverage to several hundred thousand people, Kentucky will have workforce needs associated with meeting...
Expanding Medicaid Means Improved Health and Quality of Life for Many Kentuckians
Expanding Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014 is a key opportunity to improve the health and wellbeing of Kentuckians across the state, and Governor Beshear should be...
Implementing Health Reform Will Promote Entrepreneurship in Kentucky
Another reason that Medicaid expansion and the rest of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is good for Kentucky’s economy is that it will help support the entrepreneurs and small businesses...
Medicaid Expansion Can Help Address Kentucky’s Substance Abuse Problem
There are many reasons to commend Governor Beshear’s recent announcement that Kentucky will be expanding Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Among the numerous important benefits of the ACA...
How the Medicaid Expansion Can Save Money in the State Budget
Governor Beshear's announcement that he’ll expand Medicaid in Kentucky included release of a report showing that expansion will result in a net savings of $802 million to the state budget...
Medicaid Expansion Will Help Kentuckians Get the Care They Need and Increase Financial Security
The Medicaid expansion that the governor announced today means more Kentuckians will get the treatments they need to stay healthy while avoiding the risk of financial catastrophe should they get...