Kentucky Tonight

Public Assistance and Government Welfare Programs

Season 26 Episode 31 | 56m 35s

Renee Shaw and guests discuss public assistance and government welfare programs, including Medicaid and food stamps. Guests: Sec. Adam Meier, Ky Cabinet for Health and Family Services; Ashley Spalding, Ph.D., senior policy analyst at the Ky Center for Economic Policy; Anne-Tyler Morgan, senior fellow with the Pegasus Institute; and James Ziliak, Ph.D., of the UK Center for Poverty Research.

Aired: 08/26/19

Rating: NR

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