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Analysis

Kentucky Response to COVID-19: Inadequate Rainy Day Fund Heightens Need for Federal Aid and More State Revenue

States set aside rainy day funds to draw on when economic downturns or crises hit. Governor Beshear may well need...

Jason Bailey | March 13, 2020

Analysis

Kentucky Response to COVID-19: Protect State Economy Through Improved Unemployment Insurance

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked concerns about an economic slowdown resulting from widespread shutdowns in the global economy, and recent cancellations of large events in the United States. Continued economic...

Dustin Pugel | March 12, 2020

Analysis

HB 21 Would Protect Kentuckians with Preexisting Conditions If ACA Protections Lost

Nearly 1.8 million Kentuckians have a preexisting health condition that, if it were not for specific protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), could lead to them being denied coverage,...

Dustin Pugel | March 10, 2020

Gov. Beshear Urges Kentucky Employers to Offer Paid Sick Leave Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Gov. Beshear Urges Kentucky Employers to Offer Paid Sick Leave Amid Coronavirus Concerns By Alfred Miller

Courier Journal | March 4, 2020

Analysis

State Policy Decisions Hinder Kentucky’s Readiness for Coronavirus

As fears rise about coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States, state policy choices create a context that either limits or enables harm and disruption from its potential spread. In Kentucky,...

Jason Bailey | March 2, 2020

Analysis

Bill Capping Insulin Prices Would Help Many Thousands of Kentuckians With Diabetes

House Bill 12 is a much-needed bill to help reduce insulin costs for some of the 442,500 Kentuckians with diabetes. Under the bill, cost sharing for insulin could not exceed...

Dustin Pugel | February 13, 2020

Op-Ed

Medicaid Is Foundational for Kentucky’s Health

Health coverage is foundational to good health and in Kentucky, no single insurer is as foundational as Medicaid. In a very real way, Medicaid is for all of us; From...

Dustin Pugel | December 20, 2019

Analysis

With Proposed Barriers to Medicaid Gone, Kentucky Should Pursue Other Ways to Support Kentuckians’ Health

When all Kentuckians are able to meet basic needs and be healthy, they are equipped to contribute to their communities. Thanks to Governor Beshear’s recent withdrawal of a waiver proposal...

Jessica Klein | December 19, 2019

Analysis

Kentucky’s Youngest Kids Are Losing Health Coverage

Kentucky is 3rd-worst in the nation in its alarming recent rise in uninsured children below the age of 6. According to an analysis of the most recent census data by...

Dustin Pugel | December 11, 2019

Op-Ed

Sign-on Letter: A Thriving Community Requires a Strong Safety Net

Safety net programs like Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) fill gaps in access to food, financial support and medical care across...

admin | December 2, 2019

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1 KY Faces a Terrible COVID Christmas, Scary New Year. But ‘Freedom Fighters’ Bury Their Heads.

2 What Striking Down the ACA Would Mean in Kentucky

3 U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Future of Affordable Care Act

4 More Than 1 in 3 Kentuckians on Medicaid Because of Pandemic

5 Mitch McConnell Dismisses Claims About Future of Affordable Care Act: “No One Is Going to Lose Their Health Care”

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