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Report Credits Affordable Care Act for Kentucky Uninsured Rate Decline

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Kentucky is one of the 'most insured’ states in the nation when it comes to health coverage, according to a new national report crediting the Affordable Care Act.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the “Compilation of State Data on the Affordable Care Act,” which shows a 9.3 percent decrease since 2010. Approximately 404,000 Kentuckians gained insurance between 2010 and 2015, the report finds. The data also shows a decline in the state’s hospital readmission rates.

 

Ebony Clark is a student at Murray State University majoring in computer science. She was born in Brownsville, Tennessee. Ebony has served as a reporter for 4-H congress in Nashville, TN where she spoke with several state leaders and congressmen. Ebony enjoys writing poetry and spoken word and competed in Tennessee's Poetry Out Loud competition hosted by the arts council in Nashville,TN.
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