Reinstated SNAP Time Limit Has Led to Thousands Without Food Assistance
Since May, 10,097 Kentucky adults have lost food assistance as a result of new barriers to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
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Falling Medicaid Enrollment Further Counters the Need for Cuts
Recent claims of a “shortfall” in the budget for Medicaid benefits – an unwarranted alarm based on a misrepresentation of budget numbers – are further undercut by the fact that...
Public Charge Rule Changes Would Hurt Kentucky Immigrants and Their Families
The proposed changes to the “public charge” rule by the President’s administration, published yesterday for public comment, are a radical change in immigration policy that would have harmful effects for...
‘Sky is Falling’ Pension Story Not Backed by Facts
As the pension bill that passed in the 2018 session awaits a ruling from the state Supreme Court, we’re hearing false claims the systems will collapse if the bill is...
Growing Number of Kentucky Counties Have More Available Workers Than Jobs
New federal data on Labor Surplus Areas (LSAs) for 2019 — counties and cities that persistently have more available workers than jobs — shows the depth of Kentucky’s economic challenges....
Kentucky Is 4th Worst in the Nation for Student Loan Default
New data shows Kentucky has the 4th highest student loan default rate in the nation. While the national rate of students missing payments on their loans for an extended period...
Medicaid Expansion Especially Important for Rural Kentuckians
Kentuckians in the state’s rural areas experience many barriers to prosperity, but thanks to the Medicaid expansion, barriers to health have been dramatically reduced. A new report from Georgetown University...
Manageable Medicaid “Shortfall” Was Created in Budget the Governor Originally Proposed
Recent testimony by Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) officials about a Medicaid “shortfall” over the next two fiscal years (just 1.3 percent of the total budget) left out...
Planned Public Charge Rule Changes Would Harm Kentucky Immigrants and Their Families
The President’s administration is planning a radical change in immigration policy that would keep many individuals and families from participating in a wide range of public programs for which they...
Commenters on Kentucky’s Proposed Barriers to Medicaid Coverage Are Over 20 to 1 Against Re-approval
Following a federal court order to send Kentucky’s proposed barriers to Medicaid back to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a 30 day comment period was held during...