Status:
As of January 31, 2013: Governor Steve Beshear (D) has not yet made a decision on accepting federal funding to provide health coverage for the uninsured. However, Republican legislators have filed a bill to place that decision in the hands of the legislature, where Republicans have a majority in the Senate and Democrats have a majority in the House.
Ways to Get Involved:
- To help lobby Gov. Beshear and Kentucky legislators, please email Sr. Mary Ellen at melacy@networklobby.org [1]
Resources:
- One page fact-sheet on eligibility, enrollment, and cost: http://www.cbpp.org/files/healthtoolkit2012/Kentucky.pdf [2]
- Accepting federal funds is a “good deal” for Kentucky: http://www.kypolicy.us/content/medicaid-expansion-very-good-deal-kentucky [3]