Category: HEALTH POLICY
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After appeals-court arguments in case challenging Obamacare, Beshear calls it ‘the future of rural health care’
“A panel of federal appeals court judges on Tuesday sounded likely to uphold a lower-court ruling that a central provision of the Affordable Care Act — the requirement that most...
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Plan to change how some rural hospitals are paid would hike pay to 39 in Ky., totaling $4 million a year, hospital association says
Table from Kentucky Hospital Association letter endorsing changes in the Medicare wage index. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A Trump administration plan to change the way Medicare pays hospitals,...
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State could owe 58 hospitals ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ if Ky. Supreme Court lets stand lower-court rulings on Medicaid rates
WCPO.com photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News For about nine years, the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services used a formula to reimburse hospitals for Medicaid that two Kentucky...
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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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Caregiving costs aren’t just for the elderly, health columnist says
Is the U.S. ready for a discussion about paying for caregiving, an increasingly vexing and costly problem for a growing number of Americans? The answer may be “yes.” It has...
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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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State Sen. Ralph Alvarado, Bevin’s running mate and a physician, agrees with him that state shouldn’t require kids to be vaccinated
State Sen. Ralph Alvarado and Gov, Matt Bevin bumped fists as they filed in January. (Photo: Mark Mahan, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– Gov. Matt Bevin’s running mate for lieutenant governor told a...
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Program that addresses childhood trauma and teaches resilience shows results in Louisville; expanding to Lake Cumberland area
A pilot program in a few Louisville elementary schools that focused on building resiliency in children who suffer from childhood trauma saw results: fewer with behavior referrals, improved staff skills,...
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National foundation study estimates Medicaid work rules would lead to 86,000 to 136,000 in Ky. losing coverage the first year
Commonwealth Fund chart, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on it for a larger version —– If Kentucky and eight other states persuade federal courts to let them add work...
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McConnell bill to raise tobacco age to 21 passes first hurdle, without controversial provision requiring states to follow suit
This story has been updated to correct an error. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s bill to raise from 18 to 21 the nationwide...