Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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State Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion case
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Supreme Court of Kentucky heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will ultimately, but not immediately, decide the constitutional framework for abortion...
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$35 cap on seniors’ monthly insulin costs isn’t reflected in online ‘plan finder’ that is used by Medicare members to choose a plan
By Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News A big cut in prescription drug prices for some Medicare beneficiaries kicks in next year, but finding those savings isn’t easy. Congress approved in...
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State has fewer spots at facilities that care for children with emotional or psychiatric needs, threatening family breakups
Kentucky has “a shrinking number of spots at facilities that care for children, most in foster care. Financial strain is exacerbated by unprecedented staff shortages, including therapists, that leave facilities...
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Time for pharmacy-benefit managers to ‘share the savings’ in prescription-drug costs, crusaders against diabetes write
OPINION By George Huntley and Stewart Perry George Huntley of Indianapolis is CEO of the Diabetes Leadership Council and the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition. He has lived with Type 1...
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Had trouble with a health-insurance claim? An appeal? National, nonprofit newsroom ProPublica wants you to help its reporting
ProPublica, the national, nonprofit, investigative newsroom, wants Americans to help it report why health insurance claims are denied, what the consequences are for patients, and how the appeal process works. It says...
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National Rural Health Day is Nov. 17; Kentucky Rural Health Association’s annual conference is Nov. 16 and 17
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Thursday, Nov. 17 is 12th annual National Rural Health Day, a day set aside to bring an increased awareness of rural-health related issues. “National...
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Nurse practitioners’ drug-prescribing power was expanded in Covid-19 emergency; they’re still trying to make it permanent
Kentucky law requires advanced practice registered nurses to have a collaborative agreement with a medical doctor to prescribe controlled substances. It’s a requirement that they have worked for years to...
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Enrollment for subsidized health insurance begins Nov. 1 on Kynect; ‘family glitch’ fix makes plans available to many more
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Open enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance plans starts Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15, for coverage that begins Jan. 1. Kentuckians can...
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Half of Kentuckians on Medicare now have Advantage plans, but such plans have smaller networks and marketing issues
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With open enrollment for Medicare plans up and running, it’s important that seniors pay close attention to what each type of Medicare plan offers...
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Beshear announces initiative that will expand Medicaid dental, vision and hearing benefits for more than 900,000 Ky. adults
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Pitching it as a way to expand the state’s workforce, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday the expansion of dental, vision and hearing benefits for...