Medicaid

Jun 20, 20232 min read

INPUT NEEDED: New Rule Would Extend Health Coverage Access for People with DACA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently proposed a new rule that would make people with Deferred Action for...

Preventive Services at Risk: What to Know about Braidwood v. Becerra

Jun 13, 20232 min read

Medicaid

Preventive Services at Risk: What to Know about Braidwood v. Becerra

A federal judge in Texas recently issued a decision in Braidwood v. Becerra that would significantly diminish the Affordable Care Act...

Looking Back to the Beginning of the Pandemic

Feb 7, 20213 min read

COVID–19

Looking Back to the Beginning of the Pandemic

The ThriveKY Coalition works hard to make #HealthyAtHome a reality for all Kentuckians—before, during, and after a pandemic.

Congratulations, Sadiqa Reynolds: Healthy Kentucky Policy Champion 🎉

Dec 11, 20204 min read

COVID–19

Congratulations, Sadiqa Reynolds: Healthy Kentucky Policy Champion 🎉

KEJC's letter supporting the nomination of Sadiqa Reynolds's nomination as a Healthy Kentucky Policy Champion wrote itself.

Jun 29, 20204 min read

Medicaid

KEJC Speaks Out Against Oklahoma's Bad Medicaid Proposal

Changing Medicaid to fit the state's budgets isn't just bad for Medicaid and the people who need it; it's illegal.

May 23, 20205 min read

COVID–19

Get the Help You Need

Here’s the latest on food, health coverage, childcare, unemployment insurance and housing.

Can a Nursing Home Evict Me During this Pandemic? The Short Answer – Probably Not

May 18, 20203 min read

COVID–19

Can a Nursing Home Evict Me During this Pandemic? The Short Answer – Probably Not

What happens when a nursing home wants to force someone out during this pandemic?

Feb 20, 20202 min read

Medicaid

KEJC Requests that Representative Meade Produce the Studies Showing Widespread Fraud

House Bill 1 contains harmful, unnecessary barriers to Kentucky's public assistance programs.

DC Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Arkansas Work Requirements

Feb 18, 20202 min read

Medicaid

DC Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Arkansas Work Requirements

In an unanimous decision last Friday, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Boasberg’s finding that Secretary Azar had acted...

KEJC Opposes Trump Administration's Efforts to Make LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Health Care Easier

Aug 14, 20191 min read

Medicaid

KEJC Opposes Trump Administration's Efforts to Make LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Health Care Easier

Once again, the Trump Administration is hurting people who need health care. This time: LGBTQ folks and non-native English speakers.

Apr 7, 20191 min read

Medicaid

"This wolf comes dressed as a wolf."

On March 14, 2019, Ian Gershengorn of Jenner & Block represented Kentucky's plaintiffs in Stewart v. Azar in oral arguments before Judge...

Mar 28, 20192 min read

Medicaid

Federal Court Rules Against Kentucky Medicaid Waiver

Advocates Say Trump HHS Continues to Ignore Medicaid's Core Objective Washington - A federal judge ruled against the U.S. Department of...

Mar 20, 20194 min read

Medicaid

New Baseline Report Shows Kentucky’s Gains Under ACA, Medicaid Expansion

By: Kentucky Voices for Health, Insure Kentucky The University of Louisville’s Commonwealth Institute of Kentucky today released a report...

EMERGENCY: Legislature Poised to Empower Bevin to Take Health Coverage from 450,000 Kentuckians

Mar 7, 20193 min read

Medicaid

EMERGENCY: Legislature Poised to Empower Bevin to Take Health Coverage from 450,000 Kentuckians

UPDATE Representative Moser has reaffirmed her promise to withdraw House Floor Amendment 1 from SB 167 on Tuesday. However, the dangerous...

Mar 4, 20192 min read

Medicaid

West Virginia and Wyoming Reject Harmful Work Requirements for People with Medicaid

Last Thursday, lawmakers in Wyoming and West Virginia rejected proposals to impose a work requirement on people who get their health...

House Bill 3: Expensive, Failed, and Illegal Policies

Feb 27, 20193 min read

Poverty

House Bill 3: Expensive, Failed, and Illegal Policies

KEJC has drafted a letter explaining the ways in which House Bill 3 would impose illegal and/or unconstitutional restrictions on...

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