Organizations endorse Kentucky Voices for Health initiatives

Nov 14th, 2008

Kentucky Voices for Health policy initiatives have been endorsed by representatives of 36 organizations to date. The policy initiatives for 2008-2009 are:

* Significantly increasing the tobacco tax, with a substantial portion of the increased revenue dedicated to improving health coverage and funding smoking prevention and cessation programs.

* Increasing the participation of Kentucky children and families in public sector health coverage by:

** Simplifying enrollment procedures and increasing outreach to the 62,500 children eligible for, but not currently enrolled in, the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program (KCHIP) or Medicaid.

* Allowing working parents with incomes at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level to obtain health coverage through Medicaid.

* Increasing private sector health coverage for young adults by monitoring the effect of 2008 legislation requiring insurance companies to offer coverage under family policies for dependent children up to age 25 and supporting other effective strategies for expanding coverage to that age group.

The organizations that have endorsed these initiatives to date are:

AARP Kentucky

Advocacy Action Network

American Heart Association

Catholic Conference of Kentucky

Center for Accessible Living

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Covering Kentucky Kids and Families

Jefferson County Teachers Association

KARP, Inc.

Kentucky Child Now

Kentucky Coalition of RNFA's

Kentucky Council of Churches

Kentucky Council of Nurses

Kentucky Equal Justice Center

Kentucky Hospital Association

Kentucky Nurses Association

Kentucky Primary Care Association

Kentucky Psychological Association

Kentucky School-Based Health Care Network

Kentucky Self Advocates for Freedom

Kentucky PTA

Kentucky Youth Advocates

KY Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics

KY Coalition of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Midwives

Louisville Metro Public Health & Wellness

March of Dimes

Marshall County Health Department

Mental Health America of Kentucky

Metro Louisville Department of Public Health & Wellness

Murray Head Start/Ballard County

National Patient Advocate Foundation

Procura Healthcare Solutions, LLC

Protection & Advocacy

Purchase Area Health Education Center

Seven Counties Services

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth

The Kentucky Education Association

West Kentucky Children's Health Coalition

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