By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The 2017 General Assembly has passed two bills long supported by the nursing-home industry and other health-care providers — one to...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Smoke-free advocates would say that this legislative session’s record is 1-2. That’s because Kentucky lawmakers have passed one bill that will...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Ohio’s Medicaid expansion enrollees say having health coverage made it easier for them to keep or find work, and most said it gave them...
The executive editor of a West Kentucky newspaper known for its conservative editorials is taking a stand against cigarette taxes, but not in the way you might expect. In a...
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News For many health care providers in the state, implementation of Kentucky’s Medicaid Managed Care system has been taxing, but Cabinet for Health and Family...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment is headed to the House floor yet again, and...
Kentucky officials say the state’s Medicaid expansion under the federal health-reform law has enrolled more residents and created more jobs than expected, but a study will see whether the expansion...
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News What does health-care reform mean to Kentucky? What impact has Medicaid expansion had? Can we work together to do care differently...
UPDATE, Feb. 20: The Senate passed the bill 23-13, but House Speaker Greg Stumbo said he does not expect it to make any progress in the House. By Melissa Patrick...
While Kynect, Kentucky’s online health insurance marketplace, is being hailed as the country’s best Obamacare website, the federal government’s $634 million Healthcare.gov website continues to marred by technological glitches and bad...