Tag: Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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Judge refuses to stop Kentucky Spirit from leaving the state, saying health cabinet has had plenty of time to prepare
A Kentucky Court of Appeals judge refused on Monday to stop Medicaid managed-care firm Kentucky Spirit from leaving the state on Friday, July 5. Chief Court of Appeals Judge Glenn...
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Kentucky Spirit still plans to leave state July 5; judge rules that state can’t require company to stay for two-month transition
In the latest development in the saga of the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Medicaid managed-care firm Kentucky Spirit, the company appears to be the victor, at...
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The school health services gamble: Ky. health departments could win on the state’s bet against Kentucky Spirit’s appeal of ruling
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s health departments may soon get money for school nurses, based on a court ruling in May that said Medicaid managed-care firm Kentucky Spirit must pay for treatments...
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Kentucky Spirit appeals court ruling that it can’t quit Kentucky early
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Centene Corp. announced Monday that it has appealed the Franklin Circuit Court ruling in May that said its managed care subsidiary, Kentucky Spirit, cannot terminate its contract with the state a...
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Free HIV testing available from health departments and community-based health groups in June; key to AIDS prevention
In honor of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, community-based organizations and local health departments are hosting free HIV testing throughout the month of June. HIV is an infection...
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Website eases application process for SNAP, formerly food stamps, and promotes healthy food
With a federal grant, the state Department for Community Based Services has launched a customer service website to promote healthy foods by assisting the families receiving food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition...
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Three Kentucky health departments in first group up for national accreditation; requires local health assessment, improvement plan
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Three Kentucky health departments are among the first in the nation to be considered for national accreditation, a process that could help improve patient...
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Health-care law addresses the most common chronic health problem in children, tooth decay, by requiring coverage for kids
Tooth decay is children’s most common chronic health problem, and the 2010 federal health-care law addresses this problem by requiring insurers to cover pediatric dental services. But some advocates are concerned...
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Medicaid managed-care firm files suit, alleging the state’s rush job resulted in unreliable financial information for bidders
Medicaid managed-care company Kentucky Spirit alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday that Gov. Steve Beshear so hurriedly privatized the service last year that he gave incorrect cost information to the...
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Breast cancer awareness: Testing urged, guidelines explained, misconceptions explored
Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes most commonly involved in breast cancer, have up to an 80 percent chanceof getting the disease. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although...