Tag: working poor
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How Medicaid came to cover 1 in 3 people in Ky., 1 in 5 in U.S., and how it could be changed despite health bill’s failure
Medicaid is the main reason many more people have health insurance, especially in Kentucky.These New York Times maps are interactive, with county data. For the interactives, click here. The failure...
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Health advocates, providers and faith leaders voice concerns about Medicaid plan; one says it’s based on false assumptions
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — Health advocates, providers and faith leaders spoke out against Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid program at a news...
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At third and final Medicaid hearing, Eastern Kentucky residents say plan doesn’t match up with the realities of their region
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News In the county and region where the expansion of Medicaid has had the most impact, residents and health-care providers gave the harshest criticism yet...
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Reaction to Medicaid plan is predictably mixed; critics predict federal officials won’t approve work-oriented requirements
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Reactions to Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to change Medicaid were predictably mixed, from health-reform advocates saying it is “paternalistic,” too complex,...
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Low-income workers say to keep Kynect and Medicaid expansion; advocates wonder how new insurance exchange will work
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration moves forward with plans to dismantle Kynect, the state’s health insurance exchange, several working Kentuckians shared stories at...
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Improving Kentuckians’ health will require education, fighting poverty; poor and less educated have poorer health, study shows
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Increased access to insurance is just one part of the equation to improve the health of Kentuckians, improving poverty and increasing education levels are...
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Families with high-deductible health insurance plans are more likely to put off care, study finds
Families who have health plans with high deductibles and who have members with chronic health conditions are far more likely to put off or forgo care entirely due to cost,...
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Free clinic helps care for poor workers in horse racing industry
People who don’t have health insurance but who work at Churchill Downs and elsewhere in the horse racing industry can get free care, thanks to the Kentucky Racing Health Services...