Month: February 2016
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Feds tell Bevin basics of dismantling Kynect; former policy chief says using federal exchange could limit choice, raise costs
The federal government has told Republican Gov. Matt Bevin what he will need to do to shut down Kynect, the health-insurance exchange started by his Democratic predecessor, Gov. Steve Beshear,...
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Kentuckians split on policy changes to deter teen tobacco use; split on increasing cigarette tax by $1, OK with raising legal age
When it comes to state policies to discourage smoking, Kentuckians are evenly divided on whether to increase the state’s tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1, but support raising...
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Nation sees increase in Obamacare enrollment, while Kynect numbers drop, but members of failed co-op can still enroll
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the nation saw an increase of 4 million people sign up for private health insurance during the 2015-16 open enrollment period that ended...
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Clinton County Healthy Hometown Coalition publishes testimonials from local residents who turned their health around
Part of the reason for news coverage of health topics is to help readers, listeners and viewers live healthier lives. That usually requires a change in their behavior, which doesn’t...
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Pineville Community Hospital restructures debt and creates a geriatric psychiatric unit; 326 jobs saved and 12 new ones created
A combination of local, state and federal efforts have saved more than 300 Pineville Community Hospital jobs and created 12 new ones, according to a Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp. news release....
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Parent firm of Medical Center at Bowling Green takes over bankrupt Albany hospital, adding to its regional network
“Commonwealth Health Corp. has assumed management of Clinton County Hospital effective immediately,” Alyssa Harvey reports for the Bowling Green Daily News. The parent firm of The Medical Center at Bowling...
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Health cabinet offers no budget-cut details at committee meeting; legislators say they need this information to draft budget
Democrats on the state House Budget Subcommittee on Human Services pressed the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for more details on how it planned to implement Republican Gov. Matt...
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Kentucky leads the nation in percentage reduction of citizens without health insurance, according to Gallup polling
Kentucky and Arkansas continue to lead the nation in reduction of the percentage of their people without health insurance, according to polling by Gallup Inc. They were the only Southern...
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Share of Kentuckians without health coverage dropped to 7% in third quarter, lower than all neighboring states except W. Va.
Illustrations are from the report; click on images for larger versions An ongoing study of federal health reform’s impact in Kentucky has found that Medicaid expansion continues to help lower...
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Apollo 8 and 13 astronaut Jim Lovell to speak at UK Center on Aging Foundation’s annual fund-raising dinner April 7
Capt. Jim Lovell Apollo 8 and 13 astronaut Jim Lovell will be the keynote speaker at the University of Kentucky Center on Aging Foundation annual dinner at the Lexington Center’s Bluegrass...