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Your voice matters! By telling your health care story, you are joining thousands of other Kentuckians who want to have a say in the policy decisions that affect their health. Whether about your experience with Medicaid, surprise medical bills, SNAP, or the Affordable Care Act, KVH invites you to share your story to amplify our impact.

 

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Scott, KY
40511

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. The mental stress of it all. Staying in the house all the time has made me more depressed. Telehealth appointments are great temporarily but I need that face-to-face periodically. That isn’t possible at this point. What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? More support both physically and monetarily and mentally.

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Kentucky, KY
40023

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. My parents are impacted because they are disabled, elderly, on a fixed income and have health issues. Seeking medical care has been difficult and not always available when needed. The fear of exposure is always on their mind. Grocery shopping is even difficult with the click-list options. Luckily I am able to take mom to her medical appointments and procedures and…

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Boyle, KY
40422

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. Our Kids Fitness business has lost thousands of dollars as we were unable to have summer camps, had no classes during March, April, May. Classes the last couple of months have been at half capacity. What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? the assurance if I was to get covid-19…

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Jefferson, KY
40218

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? From our organizational standpoint, we need massive amounts of rental and mortgage assistance while extending a national eviction moratorium.

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Henderson, KY
42420

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. Virtual school has been very difficult for my son and his family. Both parents are essential workers thus they have had no childcare and now working all day and coming home and getting school work done. What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Childcare provisions. Everyone to wear a mask…

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Jessamine, KY
40339

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Hazard pay for being an essential worker; debt relief programs; access to more PPE; increased access/payments for behavioral health services.

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Kentucky, KY
42051

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. I am a school psychologist with Multiple Sclerosis, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), and Raynaud’s Disease. I have worked full-time for 26 years except for being on Retirement Disability for 18 months during that time. My husband was furloughed during the pandemic while I worked from home for a portion of this crisis. Because I take a chemotherapy to manage my…

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Fayette, KY
40509

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. As a mental health therapist, my job has become more important than ever. I work with a population that has a lower socio-economic standard than the “average” Kentuckian. It has become increasingly difficult to find community and state resources for the families that have been affected by the virus. Several of my clients are facing possible eviction, loss of benefits, and…

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Jefferson, KY
40204

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. The pandemic has caused me to be stressed because I am worried about my wife and step son when they go out in public. The covid test sites are not work hours friendly. The close time for the centers do not allow poeple who work up to 5 to get tested without taking work off. What do you need to stay…

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Daviess, KY
42301

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. Money is getting tight due to my wife being off work. She goes into the homes of young children for her job. She will be off work for several more months and we need financial assistance. What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? More financial assistance. More P-EBT

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Jefferson, KY
40266

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. We can’t visit a loved one who is in a nursing home. What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? A truly safe vaccine, not driven by the President’s timeline

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Fayette, KY
40515

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. I am a nurse at KCH in Lexington. I have a disabled daughter living at home. She is unable to get the services that she needs because of COVID. She lost her job, her daily acitivites have been halted, and her risk of exposure by me is an everyday worry. What do you need to stay healthy and take care of…

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Kentucky, KY
40006

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. As a retired person, I have mainly been effected by the isolation accompanying COVID-19. Not attending worship, limited family gatherings, decreasing volunteer activities is difficult. We provide food ministries at our church where we see the impact of job losses & too little income to make ends meet increasing daily. What do you need to stay healthy and take care of…

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Fayette, KY
40502

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. 99% stay at home as retirees in vulnerable age groups for my wife. It directly impacted employment and reduced annual income of two adult unmarried sons (substantial impacts, major) What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Get control of this highly infectious virus, letting science and scientific experts lead process….

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Jefferson, KY
40232

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. A member of my family who had been treated for lung cancer with chemotherapy died of COVID-19 in July. What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? I am a health care worker: I work in a non-profit public clinic and am at some risk due to age and exposure. Testing,…

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Jefferson, KY
40242

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. Have required our adult children to not come in the house except rarely. What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? For everyone else to wear a mask!!

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Daviess, KY
42376

Tell us more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you or your family. After our daycare re-opened they are no longer able to provide breakfast, lunch and snacks to children. As parents we are forced to pack their food each day while we continue to pay the normal tuition which previously included food pre-COVID. Due to our son being four and not in a public school but rather a daycare we were told we…

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Kenton, KY
41018

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? a more flexible work schedule and FINANCIAL HELP since you shut our country down

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Boyd, KY
41102

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? No visitors to our homes. My parents, myself, my daughter in law and my granddaughter below age of 2 remain #HealthyAtHome. My brother and son practice HealthyAtWork. For others to follow the executive orders and mandates and come together as a state in unity to protect our most vulnerable. Stimulus monies are crucial just to survive for…

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Jefferson, KY
40204

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Stay home. Only see three other people. Beginning to be a bit stir crazy.

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Ohio, KY
42347

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Just started a job 2 weeks ago but I’m only getting 30 hours a week so I’m looking for income based housing which there isn’t enough of. I’m being told it could be 6 months to a year before they might have an apartment. I’m doing my appointments via telehealth and have to plan to around free…

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Ballard, KY
42087

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Financial support from the government like the major corporations have gotten.

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Graves, KY
42066

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Gloves masks dial soap and tissue vitamins food and funds.

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Henderson, KY
42420

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? More masks cleaning supplies and transportation Cheaper phone service for those who dont qualify for free gov. Phone & service like I do.

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Fayette, KY
40509

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Only leave home when absolutely necessary and take all recommended precautions.

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Fayette, KY
40517

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? right now, my son getting Medicaid, and some kind of resolution in KY UI

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Kenton, KY
41016

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? More people to wear a mask

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Rowan, KY
40351

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? A little more money and food would greatly help.

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Jefferson, KY
40241

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? 1. Keep schools closed until infections have dramatically declined. 2. UBI until 6 months following the pandemic. 3. Universal health care. 4. Internet as a utility for virtual education.

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Warren, KY
42104

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? A second stimulus check to help with bills . More benefits to fixed income that are over income for LHEAP , SNAP

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Mercer, KY
40330

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? I need others to have their needs met. If not, soon I will not have a job.

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Pike, KY
41562

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Money, food, access to health care, and mental health.

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Pulaski, KY
42518

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Sick leave. And money to get in a place of my own, so my kids and I don’t expose my at risk elderly parents.

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Campbell, KY
41001

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? My job and schools back! We can protect with masks and hand washing biy sitting at home is detrimental to mental health.

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Fayette, KY
40517

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? I need to either be able to take Social Security early, or remain on UI until the politicians correct the mishandling of the pandemic. It would be so grand if they would fix the UI issues with expedience, and inform folks what to do…..I am NOT the only one out her desperate, depressed, confused, and in need…..there…

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Russell, KY
42629

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Money. LIVABLE Unemployment benefits. Heath care. Paid leave. Assurance that we are putting people over profits!

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Jefferson, KY
40217

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? I think we need a two week complete lockdown and a sensible re-opening

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Jefferson, KY
40203

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Child care that is safe

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Jefferson, KY
40218

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? Trying to stay connected virtually with people. Going out in nature or for a walk in a park.

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Fayette, KY
40502

What do you need to stay healthy and take care of yourself or your family during this pandemic? My partner got a job with the census, but the start date was pushed back to August 5, and the end date will be sooner than anticipated as well. He needs ongoing access to UI or PUA and PUC in order to have income that he can use to help with rent, utilities, and food. For myself…

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