Tag: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Gov.-elect Bevin repeats vow to end Kynect; he and state Senate President Stivers say Medicaid expansion will look like Indiana’s
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – From a Republican nomination won by only 83 votes to an unexpected 84,764-vote election margin, Matt Bevin will be Kentucky’s next governor,...
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Beshear talks about health reform in Kentucky in his latest video
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News During his time in office, Gov. Steve Beshear has released weekly “About Kentucky” videos on his YouTube channel to inform Kentuckians about policy initiatives...
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State to wind up operations of federally funded Kentucky Health Cooperative, says it will not assume liability for losses
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Department of Insurance is taking control of the day-to-day operations of the failed Kentucky Health Cooperative, but will not assume any of its...
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Beshear criticizes Bevin for his plans to abolish Kynect and cut back Medicaid expansion, says expansion is paying for itself
Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear “sharply criticized” Republican gubernatorial nominee Matt Bevin for his plans to eliminate the Kynect insurance exchange and scale back the Medicaid expansion if he is elected Kentucky’s...
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Impact of Medicaid expansion and Kynect workers are discussed at Friedell Committee for Health’s annual meeting
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Medicaid expansion and Kynect, the state’s health insurance exchange, have transformed health care in Kentucky by providing health insurance to an additional 500,000 Kentuckians,...
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‘Health Gains Campaign’ shows successes of Medicaid expansion as Kentucky Voices for Health plans to deal with a new governor
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky Voices for Health is planning for the future as Kentucky gears up for a new administration by working on what it calls a...
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Fate of health coverage through Medicaid expansion and Kynect insurance exchange could rest on outcome of governor’s race
By Cheyene Miller and Anthony Pendleton University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications The fate of health coverage for about half a million Kentuckians could rest on the...
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8 of 23 health insurance cooperatives closing, more likely to follow; they blame Republicans; Republicans blame Obamacare
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One-third of the 23 health insurance cooperatives created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are closing, with others likely to follow. Republicans...
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New outpatient psychiatric clinic in Louisville will accepts most insurance, including some Medicaid, which is not the norm
A new mental health clinic is opening in Louisville that will accept most forms of health insurance, including some Medicaid patients, which most smaller, outpatient psychiatric providers don’t accept, Joe...
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Proposed Medicare premium hike could cost Kentucky a lot, because some on Medicare are also on Medicaid
UPDATE, Nov.2: a two-year budget was passed by Congress Oct. 29 and awaits the signature of the president. The agreement will reduce the increase in Medicare premiums for Part B, which pays for...