Tag: politics
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PAC ad calls for ‘no more Obamacare’ though Bevin and Stivers say they want to keep covering people in Medicaid expansion
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A pro-Republican political committee that doesn’t reveal its contributors is running a television commercial in response to former Gov. Steve Beshear’s effort to preserve...
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Kynectors tell The Paducah Sun that they have played a critical role in helping Kentuckians sign up for health coverage
In the midst of the increasingly politicized debate about Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to dismantle Kynect, the state’s health insurance exchange, “Kynectors,” whose job is to help Kentuckians sign up...
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Bevin administration seeks maximum fines against Planned Parenthood, alleging 23 abortions at Louisville facility were illegal
The administration of Gov. Matt Bevin has filed a lawsuit seeking fines against Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, alleging that it performed 23 abortions without proper authorization in December...
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State House, which passed smoking ban last year, may wait until after March 8 special elections to act on this year’s version
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The politics of an election year could create obstacles for the recently filed bill to enact a statewide smoking ban. House Speaker Greg Stumbo...
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Attorney General Andy Beshear says Bevin’s moves to ‘pull back’ on father’s health policy would compromise a ‘basic human right’
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News New state Attorney General Andy Beshear, a son of former Gov. Steve Beshear, criticized Gov. Matt Bevin’s reversal of his father’s health-care policies at...
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Circuit Judge Tim Feeley, former state legislator, appointed deputy secretary of Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Judge Tim Feeley Circuit Court Judge Timothy Edward Feeley of Oldham County has been appointed deputy secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Feeley has served as circuit...
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West Virginia researcher says mountaintop-removal mining correlates with poor health in Central Appalachia, including Ky.
Michael Hendryx By Tim Mandell Kentucky Health News No apparent health disparity exists in Appalachia except in areas where mountaintop removal is occurring, said Michael Hendryx, professor at the School...
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Is ‘Obamacare a job killer’? Not so far, three studies show
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and other Republican foes of federal health reform have often said “Obamacare is a job killer,” but that hasn’t happened yet, according to three new studies....
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Kynect will sell federally subsidized health insurance through Jan. 31, but there will be little or no advertising to tell people about it
Kynect, the online marketplace where Kentuckians can buy federally subsidized health insurance, will remain open for enrollment through Jan. 31. But you will see little if any more advertising for...