Tag: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Just-released figures show uninsured by county, age, income
People in Logan, Magoffin, Casey, Todd, Menifee, Adair, Monroe, Edmonson and McCreary counties are more likely to lack health insurance than residents of other Kentucky counties, according to the data...
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In its colorful Kynect costume, Obamacare hits the streets in Kentucky and attracts national news coverage
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act takes effect Jan. 1, many Kentuckians may have signed up for the health coverage it mandates...
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State insurance exchange call center gets 422 calls in first week; Herald-Leader story lists common questions and answers
http://www.kentucky.com/2013/08/22/2780783/ky-call-center-shares-answers.html
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Ashland hospital lays off another 4 percent, citing lower revenue
King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland is laying off another 4 percent of its payroll and closing satellite centers in Pikeville and Russell, citing lower numbers of patients and reduced...
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Aug. 28 webinar will help journalists understand health reform
Jennifer Tolbert After The Rural Blog published an item (see below) yesterday that said 80 percent of people who could benefit from insurance exchanges being established under the Patient Protection and...
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Most who would benefit from insurance exchanges under health reform knew nothing about them last fall
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will affect millions of Americans, especially those in rural areas. But many are not prepared for the coming changes, according to a survey...
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Thursday morning webinar will explain health reform law
UPDATE: The webinar is archived here. Amid much speculation and misinformation about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Kentucky Voices for Health will hold a webinar this week to...
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Auditor Edelen says Medicaid providers 8 percent fewer under managed care; cabinet says report is limited, outdated
The number of people relaying on Medicaid will increase dramatically in 2014, as Kentucky expands it to include people with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level,...
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Critics say new Medicare rate-setting board has too much power; former budget chief says new system requires it
Critics as diverse as Republican state Rep. Addia Wuchner and former national Democratic chairman and Vermont governor Howard Dean, a physician, are criticizing the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a panel...
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Newspapers large and small inform readers (and even non-subscribers) about the complexities of health-care reform
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues In about two months, states and the federal government will open online marketplaces for health insurance, which...