Day: July 11, 2018
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State fines Caremark, top pharmacy benefit manager, $1.5 million for violations including ‘inaccurate and inconsistent’ information
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Department of Insurance has issued a $1.5 million fine to a subsidiary of CVS Caremark — a pharmacy benefit manager for all but one of the...
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Analysis finds nursing homes under-reported their staffing levels; 18 in Kentucky listed as ‘much below average’ on interactive map
“Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than they had reported to the government for years, according to new federal data, bolstering the long-held suspicions of many families...
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Resurrecting old model for individual health-insurance market may limit who gets covered and how well, columnist says
Editor’s note: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has been one of the leading advocates of association health plans. By Trudy Lieberman, Rural Health News Service A new health...