Month: March 2015
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky wants a claims database to increase transparency about health-care cost and quality in Ky.
Kentucky has experienced rapid changes in health care since the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the next step is to implement a program that will...
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Bill to cap co-payments for drugs is backed by emotional testimony, but opposed by health insurers and employer groups
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — People with chronic conditions are often denied the best medication for their condition because it is not on their insurance plan’s...
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Grant will fund Lexington signs, maps to encourage walking
A $182,000 grant will fund a pilot project in Lexington to encourage citizens to walk more, by erecting way-finding signs for pedestrians and updating walking maps. The new Walk Lexington...