Expanding Medicaid in Kentucky Could Improve the Health of Women and Babies
In Kentucky, nearly 41 percent of low-income women aged 19 to 44 are uninsured. However, if the state expands Medicaid...
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Interactive Map: Expanding Medicaid Would Increase Health Coverage In Every Kentucky County
The Governor will be deciding soon whether or not to expand Medicaid eligibility in Kentucky through the Affordable Care Act. If the state does move forward with the expansion, nearly...
Expanding Medicaid is a Good Move for Kentucky
Expanding Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a good move for Kentucky. More than half of the state’s uninsured stand to benefit. It would have a positive impact...
Medicaid Expansion Would Benefit Workers Across Kentucky’s Economy
If Kentucky moves forward with the Medicaid expansion, uninsured workers across Kentucky's economy could gain health coverage. Workers at restaurants, construction sites, grocery stores and child care centers are among...
Thousands of Kentucky Veterans Could Get Health Insurance Under Medicaid Expansion
9,500 uninsured Kentucky veterans and thousands of their family members could gain health insurance coverage if the state makes the right decision to move forward with the Medicaid expansion now...
Report Estimates Medicaid Expansion Could Actually Save Kentucky Money
We previously reported (here and here) that the state will likely incur little cost associated with the expansion of Medicaid beginning in 2014 to around 300,000 Kentuckians. But in fact...
Medicaid Expansion is a Very Good Deal for Kentucky
The 2014 expansion of Medicaid in the Affordable Care Act will benefit Kentuckians substantially, while the federal government will largely pick up the bill. According to one analysis, Kentucky will...
Supreme Court Ruling Allows Kentucky to Move Forward on Addressing Health Challenges
The Supreme Court's decision today to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is good news for Kentucky, a state with tremendous health challenges and a growing number of families that...
Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Harm Kentucky’s Health and Economy
Among the budget options being debated in Washington are cuts in federal support for the Medicaid program. A new report by Families USA finds that in addition to impacting Kentuckians’...
Proposed Medicare and Medicaid Cuts Break an American Promise
For most advanced countries, health care is treated as a societal covenant in which all citizens have coverage for treatment of sickness, pain and disability. America has never made that...