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- Most Kentuckians Now Favor Statewide Smoking Ban, Poll Finds
Graph shows results by smoking history, partyJust over half of Kentuckians support a statewide law that would ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and bars, the Kentucky Health Issues Poll has found. Just under 53 percent said they...
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Poll finds that 79 percent of Kentuckians, including 60 percent of Republicans, support Beshear's expansion of Medicaid
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross
Kentucky Health News
Kentuckians strongly support Gov. Steve Beshear's decision to make hundreds of thousands more of them eligible for Medicaid under the federal health-reform law, according to a statewide poll taken last fall.
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the federal government will pay the cost of all the newly eligible Medicaid recipients through 2016. From 2017 to 2020, the state's share will rise in steps to 10 percent.
An estimated 308,000 uninsured Kentuckians qualify for Medicaid, according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and can find out if they qualify for Medicaid coverage at Kynect, the state's health-insurance marketplace.
For a brief guide to polling and statistics, click here.
Kentucky Health News
Kentuckians strongly support Gov. Steve Beshear's decision to make hundreds of thousands more of them eligible for Medicaid under the federal health-reform law, according to a statewide poll taken last fall.
Democrats, Republicans, independents and all demographic and geographic groups defined in the poll largely supported Medicaid expansion and said it was important that the federal-state program provide coverage to low-income people. Beshear's move doubled the income eligibility level to 138 percent of the federal poverty threshold, from 69 percent. In 2012, the threshold was $15,415 for a single person and $30,675 for a family of four.
The poll found that 79 percent of Kentucky adults favored expansion, with 51 percent strongly favoring it and 28 percent favoring it somewhat; 87 percent said that it is very important (57 percent) or somewhat important (30 percent) that Medicaid provide coverage to low-income people.
Several Republican leaders have opposed Medicaid expansion, but 60 percent of Republicans in the poll said they favored it (33 percent "somewhat" and 27 percent "strongly"). Among independents and Democrats, respectively, the numbers were 83 percent and 90 percent.
Several Republican leaders have opposed Medicaid expansion, but 60 percent of Republicans in the poll said they favored it (33 percent "somewhat" and 27 percent "strongly"). Among independents and Democrats, respectively, the numbers were 83 percent and 90 percent.
The margin of error in the Kentucky Health Issues Poll was plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. The poll randomly surveyed 1,551 Kentucky adults by telephone, with 951 land-line interviews and 600 cell-phone interviews Oct. 25 through Nov. 26. The poll is sponsored by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Interact for Health, formerly the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati.
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the federal government will pay the cost of all the newly eligible Medicaid recipients through 2016. From 2017 to 2020, the state's share will rise in steps to 10 percent.
An estimated 308,000 uninsured Kentuckians qualify for Medicaid, according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and can find out if they qualify for Medicaid coverage at Kynect, the state's health-insurance marketplace.
For a brief guide to polling and statistics, click here.
- Most Registered Voters, Including 27% Of Bevin Backers, Want To Continue The State's Expansion Of Medicaid Under Obamacare
The expansion of Medicaid, the federal-state health program, has solid support among Kentuckians despite being an issue in Tuesday's election for governor. Most registered voters in the latest Bluegrass Poll said they wanted to maintain the expansion...
- Kentuckians Want Next Administration And Legislature To Work On Reducing Health Costs And Improving The State's Health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Reducing the costs of health care and improving the state's health are two of the top five priorities Kentuckians want their next governor and the legislature to work on in the next year, according to the latest...
- 30% Of Uninsured Kentuckians Still Don't Know About Kynect Health-insurance Exchange Despite Heavy Advertising, Poll Finds
By Melissa Landon and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kynect, Kentucky's online marketplace for health insurance, launched on Oct. 1 under the federal health-reform law. In a poll taken from Oct. 26 to Nov. 25, about 77 percent of Kentuckians said...
- Poll In Fall Found More Kentuckians Reporting Health Coverage Through Employers, Fewer Saying They're On Public Insurance
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News More Kentuckians had health insurance through their employer last year than the year before, and fewer were on public insurance, according to a statewide poll taken last fall. Both results reversed trends the poll had...
- Most Kentuckians Now Favor Statewide Smoking Ban, Poll Finds
Graph shows results by smoking history, partyJust over half of Kentuckians support a statewide law that would ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and bars, the Kentucky Health Issues Poll has found. Just under 53 percent said they...