Tag: courts
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Bevin says he will end all Obamacare programs in Ky., including Medicaid expansion that has added more than 400,000 to rolls
Matt Bevin, the Republican nominee for governor, has made clear that if elected he would end the Medicaid expansion that has provided free health coverage for more than 400,000 poor...
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Citing costs, Bevin has said he would shut down Kynect; actually, insurance companies pay for it; Medicaid is another matter
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The governor’s race between Democrat Jack Conway and Republican Matt Bevin will spotlight the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an...
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Bill to give civil protection to victims of dating violence is poised to become law, addressing a serious health issue for women
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Victims of violence between dating partners in Kentucky are about to get a law giving them civil court protection, after years of hitting...
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Elizabethtown doctors who paid millions to settle claims of bill-padding are sued by chemotherapy patients
“Eight former patients or their estates have sued the Elizabethtown cancer doctors who paid the government $3.7 million last June to settle claims they extended chemotherapy treatments to pad their...
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St. Joseph London, doctors and others win the first of a dozen trials over allegations of unnecessary procedures at hospital
A jury has decided for the St. Joseph London hospital, several of its doctors and other defendants in a lawsuit that accused them of conspiring “to perform unnecessary, risky and...
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Health-board smoking bans that Supreme Court struck down are still being obeyed: ‘Everybody loves it,’ advocate says
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three counties in Kentucky with unenforceable smoking bans continue to be smoke-free by the people’s choice. Clark, Madison and Woodford counties have smoking bans...
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Fayette County Board of Health wants to regulate electronic cigarettes, raising some questions
The Lexington-Fayette County Board of Health is discussing ways to restrict the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and strategies to inform people about their potential dangers, Mary Meehan...
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State Supreme Court says county boards of health cannot enact smoking bans by regulation
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News County health boards in Kentucky do not have the power to ban smoking in public places, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled without dissent Thursday....
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Elizabethtown cancer clinic pays $3.7 million to resolve claims it diluted drugs, prolonged chemotherapy to make more money
Elizabethtown Hematology Oncology PLC and its owners has paid $3,739,325 to settle claims “that they submitted false claims for payment to the Medicare, Medicaid and the military’s medical provider for extending...
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Conway funnels $1.5 million in drug-company settlements to develop prevention and treatment plan for kids’ substance abuse
With two lawsuit settlements from drug makers, Attorney General Jack Conway is giving the University of Kentucky $1.5 million over two years to develop a comprehensive plan for the prevention...