Independent Study Says Medicaid Expansion a Good Deal for Kentucky’s Economy
In recent months, some have expressed concern that the cost of Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion may exceed its benefits—especially in light...
Health Care
Aspects of Heroin Bills Would Increase State Costs But Have Little Expected Impact on Crime
Amid Kentucky’s heroin crisis, a number of bills have been filed for the 2015 legislative session to address the problem. However, some aspects of what is being proposed would work...
Developing the Healthcare Workforce: Growing Need Is an Opportunity for Kentucky
The healthcare landscape is changing dramatically in ways that increase workforce needs. Greater numbers of people having access to healthcare through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and an aging population...
More Support for Family Caregivers Good for Seniors and State
Last year Kentucky ranked worst in the nation on the AARP Public Policy Institute’s scorecard on long-term care services and supports. A recent report by the Legislative Research Commission (LRC)...
New Census Data Does Not Reflect Health Insurance Gains Made in 2014, But Shows How Much Kentuckians Needed Coverage
The Census data released today from the American Community Survey (ACS) shows that 616,000 Kentuckians or one in seven residents did not have health insurance in 2013, which is about...
New Health Cooperative Leading Way in Providing Exchange Coverage
Kentucky is continuing to gain national recognition for its success in expanding health insurance coverage, most recently in a Gallup poll showing Kentucky had the second-biggest drop of all states...
New Access to Health Care Will Be an Economic Driver
Good news keeps coming in about Kentucky’s expansion of Medicaid and the launch of Kynect, the state’s health insurance marketplace. It’s clear that coverage is expanding rapidly, the newly-insured are...
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 dramatic reductions in the number of uninsured across Kentucky counties...
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...