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- Poll Illustrates How Having Insurance And Access To A Health Care Provider Doesn't Mean You Can Afford The Care
Just because a person has appropriate access to a health care provider doesn't mean they can afford to pay for their services, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll. The poll found that three out of every four Kentuckians with health...
- Economic Upturn Boosts Share Of Kentuckians On Employer-based Health Coverage; Health Reform Boosts Number On Public Plans
Half of Kentucky's working-age adults now get health insurance through their employers, up from 37 percent two years ago, reversing a downward trend that began with the Great Recession. Meanwhile, under federal health reform, many more Kentuckians...
- Almost As Many Kentuckians Support Health Reform As Oppose It, But Half Say They Don't Know How It May Affect Them
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The federal health-reform law is gaining support from Kentuckians, to the point that they are almost evenly divided about it. Those are among the results of the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll, conducted...
- Poll Shows Health Care Costs Are A Burden For Many Kentuckians
A recent statewide survey shows health-care costs are a burden for many Kentuckians, especially for those who are poor and don't have insurance and put off getting care they need because they can't afford it. More than 60 percent of Kentucky adults...
- Who Is On Medicaid Already? Not All Poor Kentuckians, Foundation President Says On Op-ed Distributed To Kentucky Newspapers
By Susan Zepeda President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision upholding much of the Affordable Care Act, states have many factors to weigh. Importantly, SCOTUS affirmed the right of states to opt...
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Kentuckians support goals of reform law, foundation head says
While politicians say President Obama's health-care reform is not popular in Kentucky, polls show that nine out of 10 adult Kentuckians favor its goals, the president of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky noted after the law passed its final court test.
"Thursday's Supreme Court decision affirms the constitutionality of the Affordable Care law and moves the United States and Kentucky children and adults one step closer to assured access to affordable insurance and care," Susan Zepeda said. "Our Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that regardless of their views on the Affordable Care law, the vast majority . . . of Kentuckians believe that all Americans should have access to affordable, quality health care." She said Kentuckians "expressed strong support for key provisions of the law already in effect: tax breaks for small employers, no co-pay on key preventive services, access to insurance for children with pre-existing health problems."
Looking forward, "Kentucky leaders need to be sure our residents are aware of the provisions of this law," Zepeda said. "As individuals and as a state, we need to take advantage of opportunities and resources the law makes available, even as we continue to work to improve access to quality care throughout Kentucky. The Foundation stands committed to addressing the unmet health care needs of Kentuckians, informing health policy and investing in communities, to increase access to care, decrease health disparities, and advance health equity in the Commonwealth." (Read more)
"Thursday's Supreme Court decision affirms the constitutionality of the Affordable Care law and moves the United States and Kentucky children and adults one step closer to assured access to affordable insurance and care," Susan Zepeda said. "Our Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that regardless of their views on the Affordable Care law, the vast majority . . . of Kentuckians believe that all Americans should have access to affordable, quality health care." She said Kentuckians "expressed strong support for key provisions of the law already in effect: tax breaks for small employers, no co-pay on key preventive services, access to insurance for children with pre-existing health problems."
Looking forward, "Kentucky leaders need to be sure our residents are aware of the provisions of this law," Zepeda said. "As individuals and as a state, we need to take advantage of opportunities and resources the law makes available, even as we continue to work to improve access to quality care throughout Kentucky. The Foundation stands committed to addressing the unmet health care needs of Kentuckians, informing health policy and investing in communities, to increase access to care, decrease health disparities, and advance health equity in the Commonwealth." (Read more)
- Poll Illustrates How Having Insurance And Access To A Health Care Provider Doesn't Mean You Can Afford The Care
Just because a person has appropriate access to a health care provider doesn't mean they can afford to pay for their services, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll. The poll found that three out of every four Kentuckians with health...
- Economic Upturn Boosts Share Of Kentuckians On Employer-based Health Coverage; Health Reform Boosts Number On Public Plans
Half of Kentucky's working-age adults now get health insurance through their employers, up from 37 percent two years ago, reversing a downward trend that began with the Great Recession. Meanwhile, under federal health reform, many more Kentuckians...
- Almost As Many Kentuckians Support Health Reform As Oppose It, But Half Say They Don't Know How It May Affect Them
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The federal health-reform law is gaining support from Kentuckians, to the point that they are almost evenly divided about it. Those are among the results of the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll, conducted...
- Poll Shows Health Care Costs Are A Burden For Many Kentuckians
A recent statewide survey shows health-care costs are a burden for many Kentuckians, especially for those who are poor and don't have insurance and put off getting care they need because they can't afford it. More than 60 percent of Kentucky adults...
- Who Is On Medicaid Already? Not All Poor Kentuckians, Foundation President Says On Op-ed Distributed To Kentucky Newspapers
By Susan Zepeda President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision upholding much of the Affordable Care Act, states have many factors to weigh. Importantly, SCOTUS affirmed the right of states to opt...