Tag: elections
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McConnell presses Democratic foe Grimes to say how she feels about Obamacare, but won’t bite on questions about Kynect
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News At his first press conference after winning the Republican nomination for a sixth term, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell pressed Democratic nominee Alison Lundergan Grimes...
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Poll: Kentuckians still oppose Obamacare, but favor fixes, not repeal, and think state insurance exchange works well
Most Kentuckians still oppose the federal health-reform law, but think it should be changed rather than repealed, and most think the state health-insurance exchange created under the law is working...
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Republicans wait for elections and chance to roll back Medicaid expansion; few Kentucky Democrats defend Obamacare
Though thousands of their constituents have benefited from it, Republican state legislators say they are planning to roll back Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear’s expansion of Medicaid under the Patient Protection...
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As Obamacare spreads in Kentucky, the state remains conflicted about it and other forms of government help
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Even as Obamacare coverage spreads in Kentucky, more widely than in almost any other state, the commonwealth remains conflicted about it and other forms...
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Health care is strong second to economy among concerns of Ky. registered voters; candidates compared on handling of issues
Health care ranks high among the concerns of Kentucky voters, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll taken for the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. The poll, taken Sept. 20...