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Poll analysis indicates Kentucky has the largest percentage of people who have gained health coverage under Obamacare
Kentucky has the nation's highest percentage of formerly uninsured people who have gained coverage under federal health reform, according to an alternative interpretation of the latest national polling data from The Gallup Organization.
Gallup again ranked Kentucky second to Arkansas in the expansion of insurance, but those rankings are based on percentage-point declines. However, the more illustrative ranking may be the percentage of formerly uninsured who are now covered.
That can be calculated, roughly, by dividing the percentage-point decline by the original percentage of uninsured. That shows Kentucky ranking first, with 52 percent of the formerly uninsured now having coverage, either with private insurance or the federal-state Medicaid program. Connecticut ranks second at 51.2 percent and Arkansas third at 49.3 percent.
The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services recently issued a press release about Kentucky staying at second in the Gallup rankings. Told about the alternative calculation, cabinet spokeswoman Jill Midkiff wrote, "While we certainly do not dispute Gallup's findings, it is accurate to say that Arkansas?s decrease in the uninsurance rate has been larger. However, Kentucky has seen the highest percentage of formerly uninsured who have become insured." Gallup did not respond to a request for comment.
That can be calculated, roughly, by dividing the percentage-point decline by the original percentage of uninsured. That shows Kentucky ranking first, with 52 percent of the formerly uninsured now having coverage, either with private insurance or the federal-state Medicaid program. Connecticut ranks second at 51.2 percent and Arkansas third at 49.3 percent.
The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services recently issued a press release about Kentucky staying at second in the Gallup rankings. Told about the alternative calculation, cabinet spokeswoman Jill Midkiff wrote, "While we certainly do not dispute Gallup's findings, it is accurate to say that Arkansas?s decrease in the uninsurance rate has been larger. However, Kentucky has seen the highest percentage of formerly uninsured who have become insured." Gallup did not respond to a request for comment.
- Infographics Offer Perspective, More Data On Impact Of Health-reform Law In Kentucky
New infographics are available with information about the big reduction in the number of Kentuckians without health insurance from 2013 to 2014, when the federal health reform law took full effect. It includes data based on characteristics such as age,...
- Kentucky Had The Largest Decrease, From 2013 To 2014, In Percentage Of Residents Without Health Insurance
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky led the nation in the largest drop in the percentage of residents without health insurance from 2013 to 2014, according to a report released Sept. 16 by the U.S. Census Bureau. The percentage of uninsured...
- Ky. Neck-and-neck With Ark. For Largest Drop In Percentage Of Uninsured; Kynect And Medicaid Expansion Make The Difference
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is finally near the top of a good list about health. It's neck-and-neck with Arkansas for the greatest drop in the percentage of uninsured adults since the federal health-care reform law's requirement...
- Less Than 60% Of Kentuckians Say They Visited A Dentist In The Past Year, Ranking The State 43rd In The Nation
Kentucky ranked 43rd among the 50 states in percentage of people who told pollsters that they had visited a dentist in the past 12 months. The rankings in the annual Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index appeared to be driven largely by income and insurance....
- Kentucky Poverty Rate Is Fifth Highest In U.s., But A Larger Share Of Kentuckians Had Health Insurance In 2012 Than In 2011
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News In 2012, as U.S. incomes remained lower and poverty rates higher than in 2007, the year before the recession, Kentucky poverty rates increased and one in four Kentucky children were living in poverty, according to...