Tag: Affordable Care Act
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New York Times starts series that will study Affordable Care Act’s implementation and impact in Louisville area
It’s the calm before the health-care storm, and amid the uncertainty of how the health-care reform law will be implemented, health-care conditions in Louisville, Ky., seem to make it a...
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As Medicaid eligibility expands in Kentucky, so will subsidy of undocumented immigrants’ health care
As Washington lawmakers struggle to find consensus on immigration reform, U.S. taxpayers continue to shell out money to subsidize health care for illegal, undocumented immigrants. Those expenses will probably increase,...
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Foundation breaks down poll by region to show differences among Kentuckians’ views on health topics and issues
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has released regional breakdowns of the Kentucky Health Issues Poll, conducted for it and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati last fall. Each breakdown...
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Doctor shortage news: Residencies are filling the pond with primary care doctors, but U.S. and Ky. need an ocean of them
Despite a critical shortage of primary care in the country, only 25 percent of newly educated doctors go into this field, and even worse for the mostly-rural Kentucky, less than...
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Religious business owners and corporations have filed half the lawsuits over health reform mandate to cover contraception
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Some religious business owners are filing suit against the government, saying the health-reform law violates the constitutional freedom of religion by mandating employee contraceptive...
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Health insurers could exclude one in four Americans from coverage because they don’t have bank accounts
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. graphic A new study says if corrective action isn’t taken, health-insurance companies could exclude 27 percent of qualifying Americans now...
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Ky. is already short of doctors, dentists; how will its health-care system handle expansion of Medicaid and private insurance?
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News In the wake of Gov. Steve Beshear’s recent decision to expand Medicaid under federal health reform, there is concern that Kentucky’s...
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Beshear announces launch of Kynect, the state’s new online shop for health insurance; open enrollment starts Oct. 1
Gov. Steve Beshear has announced the launch of Kentucky’s Healthcare Connection, which is referred to as Kynect and is Kentucky’s one-stop onlineshop for the state’s new health insurance exchange. Beginning...
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Medicaid expansion could change Kentucky’s course, big time
NEWS ANALYSIS By Al Cross Kentucky Health News “Today we change the course of Kentucky’s history.” It is not often that a public official can say such a thing with...
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Medicaid expansion would have ‘a big health impact,’ and critical-access hospitals need to change, rural-health expert says
Expansion of the Medicaid program under federal health-care reform would have a major beneficial impact on the health of Kentucky, a doctor who ran the state and national rural-health agencies...