The joy was nearly palpable Thursday as Gov. Steve Beshear stepped forward to make his long-awaited announcement that Kentucky indeed will accept the expansion of Medicaid offered through the Affordable Care Act.
...unlike such antagonists, including Kentucky’s Sen. Mitch McConnell, the leader of Senate Republicans, a virtual army of advocates and experts in Kentucky stand ready to make health care reform work because they understand the desperate need of so many.
They know well the suffering of low-wage workers with no health coverage, older citizens who’ve lost jobs and health benefits, the bills that haunt people forced to seek care for a serious illness but with no way to pay.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Huge step toward better health
From today's Courier-Journal:
