Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Providers, advocates and academics file court briefs against work rules in Medicaid; only supporting entity is Kentucky Hospital Association
“Dozens of provider groups, advocates and academics are urging a federal appeals court to rule against” Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to require work or other “community engagement” from “able-bodied” Medicaid...
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Ky. Hospital Assn. gets grant for emergency-room software that tracks patient histories from other sites; could thwart ‘ER hopping’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Hospital Association has been awarded a $250,000 grant to equip Kentucky’s emergency departments with software designed to help physicians have access to patient information...
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One Affordable Care Act insurer in Kentucky wants a 12% rate hike next year; the other one has asked for a decrease of 4.5%
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of the two insurers offering government-subsidized individual health plans in Kentucky for 2020 is asking for a 12 percent increase, while the other...
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At opioid summit, Chamber urges employers to update policies, continues lobbying to reduce penalties for simple possession
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President and CEO David Adkisson spoke at the Chamber’s opioid summit. —– The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is calling on the state’s business community to update its drug and...
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Study: Medicaid work rules caused coverage losses, no job gains in Arkansas; argument continues about what would happen in Ky.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A study led by experts at Harvard University found that work requirements in Medicaid, like those proposed in Kentucky, resulted in thousands of people in Arkansas...
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Bevin joins appeal of judge’s decision to vacate new association health plans; AG Beshear says they threaten health coverage
Business Management Daily graphic —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Would association health plans, a type of insurance that makes it easier for small employers to band together, free...
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Ky. 34th in overall well-being of children in Kids Count; best rank is in health, worst is in ‘family and community,’ cause of many ills
Kids Count charts; for larger versions, click on each image. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 30th annual Kids Count Data Book on children’s well-being, released Monday by...
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Scorecard ranks Kentucky’s health system 40th; bright spot is health insurance; biggest increasing problem is drug overdoses
Chart by The Commonwealth Fund, which explains: (a) The 2019 rankings generally reflect 2017 data. (b) Comparisons are with a “baseline” period, which varies among the measured indicators. The report says, “There were generally...
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Former pharmacist in Williamsburg gets 6½ years in federal prison for illegally dispensing drugs
Kimberly Jones —– Kimberly Jones, pharmacist and owner of a Williamsburg drug store for the last decade or so, “has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison...
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Medicare cuts 19 Kentucky hospitals 1% for patient-safety issues; two in Louisville have been been penalized five years straight
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– The federal government is penalizing 19 Kentucky hospitals, nine more than last year, for falling short on patient safety in the fiscal...