The Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati, on behalf of the Foundation for a Health Kentucky, polled 1,669 Kentuckians between October 8 and November 6. And it’s interesting to note the attitudes of Kentuckians toward health care reform.

• One-third of Kentuckys 18-64-years-old are currently uninsured
• 1 in 3 Kentuckians reported they were unable to obtain medical care when they needed it because of the cost in the past year
• 1 in 5 Kentuckians owes more than $2,000 in unpaid medical bills

Here are the interesting data:

• 81% of Kentuckians favor providing access to affordable, quality health care to all Americans

Of those 81 percent?

• 70% support requiring employers to provide insurance to their employees or pay into a fund that would help do so
• 70% support requiring all Americans to have health insurance, with financial help for those who can’t afford it
• 72% support offering tax credits to help toward the purchase of private insurance
• 59% support the creation of a public option or government-run health insurance option, similar to Medicare, to compete with private insurers

Meanwhile, Mitch McConnell says he knows what Kentuckians think about health care…