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KyPolicy
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Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KyPolicy for short): research, analysis, and education on important policy issues facing the commonwealth.
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 23h
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 23h
Open enrollment for health insurance on kynect has started and this is what Kentucky families are facing.

Congress needs to extend the subsidies that help people afford insurance and end the shutdown.
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 4d
Have your own horror story of increasing health insurance costs? Share it here: forms.gle/Gzv13eEfke75...
Share Your Health Insurance Story
Hard working families who buy health insurance on the kynect marketplace will soon see their costs soar when open enrollment begins November 1. Kentuckians can use the prescreening tool on kynect.ky.g...
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 4d
Open enrollment on kynect, Kentucky's health insurance marketplace, starts tomorrow and a lot of people are in for a shock.

Kentuckians like Kara need Congress to extend health insurance subsidies now.
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Louisville Public Media @lpm.org · 4d
Kentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Kentucky food pantries call for community support ahead of SNAP cliff
Kentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance.
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Jason Bailey @jbaileyky.bsky.social · 5d
If Congress and the President are not going to act to protect SNAP food assistance, we in Kentucky must step up. The state’s rainy day fund is for rainy days, and cutting off SNAP benefits on November 1st is a downpour for 1 in 8 Kentuckians. 1/
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 5d
If you get health insurance on kynect, please consider sharing your story: forms.gle/rv9cW4JckNA5...
Share Your Health Insurance Story
Hard working families who buy health insurance on the kynect marketplace will soon see their costs soar when open enrollment begins November 1. Kentuckians can use the prescreening tool on kynect.ky.g...
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 5d
Can you afford hundreds or even thousands more a month for health insurance?

That's what Kentuckians who get insurance on kynect are facing as key health insurance subsidies expire.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 5d
Not great! www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 7d
The Trump Administration’s assertion that it can't use SNAP’s contingency reserves for SNAP benefits is contrary to:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations

We have the receipts:
SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 6d
Tell Rep. Andy Barr to protect health care, end the shutdown and restore SNAP to keep Kentuckians fed. (5/5)
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 6d
Tell Rep. Hal Rogers to protect health care, end the shutdown and restore SNAP to keep Kentuckians fed. (4/5)
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 6d
Tell Rep. Thomas Massie to protect health care, end the shutdown and restore SNAP to keep Kentuckians fed. (3/5)
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 6d
Tell Rep. Brett Guthrie to protect health care, end the shutdown and restore SNAP to keep Kentuckians fed. (2/5)
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 6d
Kentucky: Your Congressman needs to hear from you.

Tell Rep. James Comer to protect health care, end the shutdown and restore SNAP to keep Kentuckians fed. (1/5)
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 12d
Find your county and how many of your neighbors rely on kynect at this link.

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Kentuckians in Every County Will See Health Care Costs Soar Unless Congress Acts  - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
See how many Kentuckians in each of the state's 120 counties purchase health insurance on the kynect marketplace.
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 12d
Who will see premiums spike when health insurance subsidies expire? Kentuckians in all 120 counties.

More than 90K get insurance on kynect. Their costs could double without these subsidies. That includes:
• 1,122 in Calloway
• 18,605 in Jefferson
• 474 in Floyd
• 3,977 in Warren
• 675 in Pike
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 13d
Families who buy health insurance on kynect will see their costs soar when open enrollment begins Nov 1.

Are you one of them? Share your story and push Congress to ensure you stay covered: forms.gle/wmgMCb38y5jG...
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 13d
Kentuckians could lose food assistance in November because of the shutdown, but the administration has tools to STOP this.

@centeronbudget.bsky.social explains ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 14d
These are the kind of cost increases Kentuckians face with the expiration of the ACA's premium tax credits.

Families paying $12K more a year. Couples paying $23K more.

Health care costs are already too high. Kentucky families can't afford for it to get worse.
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Adam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · 15d
A good review of recent immigration enforcement activity in the state of Kentucky from @kypolicy.bsky.social. kypolicy.org/ice-arrests-...
ICE Arrests Are Surging in Kentucky as Local Law Enforcement Joins Troubling Mass Deportation Effort - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
ICE has arrested nearly 1,300 people between January 20 and the end of July, a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
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Gideon Lukens @gidlukens.bsky.social · 18d
Kentucky opened its 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping this week – and again, residents are seeing big premium spikes because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 is facing a $23,700 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 21d
The debate over health care tax credits is about making life more affordable for hardworking Kentuckians.

"These are people who work in nail salons, farmers, salespeople. It's people we know and our neighbors," @jbaileyky.bsky.social explained on Monday's Kentucky Tonight.
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KyPolicy @kypolicy.bsky.social · 26d
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The Government Shutdown Fight Is About Making Life, and Health Care, More Affordable  - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
At a time of rising costs for groceries, housing, electricity and more, keeping healthcare costs from spiking is essential.
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