Opinion – Bill Straub: Johnson’s ‘sleight of hand’ in Medicaid funding fight just doesn’t hold muster
House Speaker Mike Johnson, one of those devout Christians who believes it’s okay to lie in service to President-cum-Dictator Donald…
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Opinion – Col Owens: Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ is certainly big, but beautiful?
The recently-passed, so-called “big beautiful bill” is a mammoth piece of budget and tax legislation, that impacts everyone in our…
Opinion – Karen Saylor: I can’t just ‘get over’ how Medicaid has kept me in the fight against cancer
I would not be here today without Medicaid. During the pandemic, I fought a COVID-19 infection that resulted in a…
Opinion – Al Cross: Medicaid helps us all; prepare to be hurt
Nearly 1 in 3 Kentuckians are covered by Medicaid, the federal-state insurance program for low-income Americans. If you’re not among…
Opinion – Bill Straub: McConnell shows contempt for his own voters with cavalier response to Medicaid cuts
Sen. Mitch McConnell, heading for the last round-up in his seemingly endless upper chamber tenure, is showing his true colors….
Medicaid cuts, work requirements would risk opioid treatment access for thousands of Kentuckians
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service As Congress continues to push for cuts and additional work requirements for Medicaid eligibility,…
Report finds proposed changes to Medicaid funding would hit Kentucky, other rural states hard
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Nearly one-third of Medicaid funding could be on the chopping block as lawmakers look…