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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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40509, KY
40509

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. We won’t be able to get our medications on time or will have to skip some, won’t be able to get some urgent care, I will have to skip some appointments.

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41040, KY
41040

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Turned down for medical transport. Food stamps will not be funded after March due to government shut down . Will further affect my ability to access medical care. Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. Poor people do not…

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42071, KY
42071

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Will have to make cut-backs since am on limited income. Is there anything else you’d like us to know? I am mentally ill and disabled and my brother is filling this form out for me. Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. Will make it difficult to pay…

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42071, KY
42071

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? I will try to limit my visits and medications. Is there anything else you’d like us to know? I have been notified that I will be having co-pays beginning the 1st of this year on my prescription medications. As I have 10 prescriptions I must fill each month and most are not generically available I am concerned about…

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40977, KY
40977

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Yes it means less money right now for other things like bills, non food items like toilet paper, laundry detergent, cleaning products Is there anything else you’d like us to know? This whole new policy or whatever it is, is very confusing. As a parent of a now 18 year old autistic son and another son that is…

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40219, KY
40219

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. Many of the clients who my organization serves will experience confusion and either delay or forgo preventive and curative medical visits, which may lead to increased utilization of the ER and further…

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, KY

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? I will need to become aware of the co-pays and make room in my budget for them. Is there anything else you’d like us to know? I think individuals with very low income should be exempt. Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. I hope that paying copays…

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, KY

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Co pays depete an already small budget… a few dollars can make a big difference in seeking care from drs. others than most pressing. Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. Unafforable rx. Unafforable tests unaffordable care other than…

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40160, KY
40160

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Even though I’m a diabetic, I’m currently unemployed due to an ongoing process of seeking disability for the last three years, and I have zero income, so I’ll have to utilize the little bit of money my family is able to provide me with to pay utilities and such.x Is there anything else you’d like us to know?…

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40004, KY
40004

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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41101, KY
41101

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? It will greatly affect our ability to continue our path to better health. The loss of vision insurance will cause my wife to go blind. Is there anything else you’d like us to know? What the Governor is doing is cruel. Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community….

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42164, KY
42164

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. As an ED nurse I already see pts with acute exacerbations of chronic conditions because they can’t afford their medication. These pts are on medicaid and/or Medicare. A copay is an added…

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41501, KY
41501

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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41501, KY
41501

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Will not keep appointments or fill prescriptions Is there anything else you’d like us to know? I have Medicaid, I work a minimum wage job. After taxes I only make $5.85hr I cannot afford any thing else that I have to pay out so I will probably quit going to my Dr. And probably won’t be the only…

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, KY

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. It’s going to be longer between visits and med. refills

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41015, KY
41015

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. I was on Medicaid and cut off and thrown into Medicare . Yes there is an increase in Ssdi, but now it takes the increase plus additional funds and now cut off…

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, KY

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. First -i have zero income and was told that I could NOT be charged more than 5 percent of my income. if my math is right -5 percent of 0 is zero….

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40359, KY
40359

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Do I eat and have a roof? Or do I get healthcare and meds. Is there anything else you’d like us to know? How am I supposed to see a doctor. When I lose money from my Food Stamps because of a COLA increase? A few more COLA increases and I won’t have any Food Stamps. Please tell…

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40311, KY
40311

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. Its such a small copay…I am happy to pay it if it helps keep expanded medicaid

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42718, KY
42718

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? We will have to limit visits and often won’t have money for medications needed. Is there anything else you’d like us to know? My daughter has a rare genetic condition with multiple health issues my son is on the autism spectrum has major depression and an anxiety disorder. They have many appt each month for care with zero…

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42642, KY
42642

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Won’t be seeing a Dr have no money Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Making poor people who have nothing foe healthcare is cruel. What is the real reason please. Didn’t have to pay 3 years ago why now ??? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or…

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, KY

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? I won’t be able to afford several of my medications,wont go doctor when I am sick . Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. I am disabled. I cant afford my 14 medications , but must have my insulin…

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41095, KY
41095

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. Well in one way I support the change but only in certain cases. I believe a person’s health, medication and income should play a part in who should pay and how often….

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40206, KY
40206

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? less medicine, more applications to Patient Care and Free Rx programs, however I am now going on 4 months without an Epipen trying to obtain thru another pharma making a cheaper one.Rumor has it there’s a shortage. I am afraid of going into anaphalactic shock and something is worse right now. I suspect LGE is not using their…

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42167, KY
42167

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? No Is there anything else you’d like us to know? I am fine with copays. I have Medicaid currently and have had private insurance and ACA coverage over the years. I have a chronic illness and have to seek regular medical care. I know people do not like copays, but most insurance requires it. These copays are insanely…

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40204, KY
40204

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. In my community, many individuals put off getting early/preventative care due to the cost of a physician or hospital visit. As a result, their health degrades and reaches a more critical state…

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41143, KY
41143

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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40206, KY
40206

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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42240, KY
42240

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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40353, KY
40353

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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41240, KY
41240

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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40204, KY
40204

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. I serve kids in the public school system. I seek linkage to services/ resources for students and their families everyday. My schools have significant base of working poor and Medicaid recipients or…

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40272, KY
40272

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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40601, KY
40601

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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42718, KY
42718

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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41723, KY
41723

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. Mandatory co-pays may, on the surface, seem like a good idea – they give people a financial stake in their healthcare, it prepares people for the world of private insurance, etc. However,…

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40299, KY
40299

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community.

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40392, KY
40392

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Live paycheck to paycheck,. If sick between paycheck then I don’t go to doctor Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Do not like copays . Do not like Kentucky HEALTH. Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. Copays are scary because I never know how…

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40511, KY
40511

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Is there anything else you’d like us to know? Please tell us how some or all of these changes affect you, your family, or your community. My family does have income, so we are able to make adjustments for the copays. We are also fortunate to not have a lot of medical expenses. However, my concern is for…

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42103, KY
42103

How do copays affect the decisions you or your family make about your healthcare and your budget? Can’t pay bills, already fixed income. Barely surviving, has approx. $25 left for food. Leaves lights off and heat down to save on electricity bill. Is there anything else you’d like us to know? It’s sad to see my step mom struggling after she has worked her whole life. Please tell us how some or all of these…

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