Tag: elections
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In Senate race, McConnell and Grimes differ on health care
By Cheyene Miller University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications The U.S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democrat Alison...
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McConnell runs anti-Obamacare ad with doctor who connects pre-existing condition with cancellation of insurance
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is running his first re-election commercial focused on the federal health-reform law, featuring a Somerset physician saying “As a doctor, I see how Obamacare hurts patients’...
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Kentuckians like Kynect coverage as long as it’s not called ‘Obamacare,’ and some don’t like to talk about it
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you — unless you’re talking about the word “Obamacare” and its impact...
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State won’t estimate cost of greater-than-expected Medicaid expansion for ‘a few additional months’ – after Nov. election
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Republican-controlled state Senate’s budget committee chair wants to know how much Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear’s expansion of the Medicaid program will cost, since...
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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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Beshear cites examples of health reform’s benefits, while McConnell keeps up criticism, at Farm Bureau’s ham breakfast
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear and Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell squared off on health-care reform for the second straight year at the Kentucky Farm...
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Grimes and McConnell lay out differences on health reform
By Al Cross and Megan Ingros Kentucky Health News U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell kept attacking federal health-care reform and challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes gave her strongest defense of it yet...
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Success of Kynect puts both Senate candidates in a pickle
“The early success of Kentucky’s health care exchange, Kynect, is creating quandaries for both Mitch McConnell and Alison Lundergan Grimes as they address Obamacare” in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race,” James...