One in Three Kentuckians Has Public Health Coverage

Sep 29th, 2009

One in three Kentuckians (34%), receives health coverage from a publicly funded source, such as Medicaid, Medicare, or the Kentucky Employees Health Plan, which covers all local school district employees and active and retired state employees

About half of Kentucky’s population (48%) obtains health coverage from private employers and 4% buy health insurance in the individual insurance market.

It is estimated that 57.9% of all private employers in Kentucky provide health coverage to their employees, which is slightly better than the national average of 55.8%. However, only 42% of small employers in Kentucky (employing 50 or fewer employees) offer coverage.

To learn more about uninsured Kentuckians and the value of expanding health coverage, read the latest Kentucky Voices for Health issue brief Expanding Health Coverage in Kentucky: Why It Matters.

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