Tag: governor
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Election results increase concerns among supporters of Medicaid expansion in Kentucky
The election of Donald Trump and continued Republican control of Congress have compounded worries about the future of health care for the 440,000 Kentuckians who gained it from the expansion...
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Health commissioner leaves political correctness at the door, talks about getting governor to back anti-smoking measures
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – State health officials didn’t shy away from saying that smoking was one of Kentucky’s top health issues at a recent meeting...
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U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth says Bevin’s Medicaid plan won’t be approved, should be withdrawn; Bevin aide says call is political
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth Democratic U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisville called on Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to withdraw his proposal to reshape Kentucky’s Medicaid program at a news conference...
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Kentuckians can submit comments about Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid plan until federal officials render a final decision
The 30-day federal public comment period for Gov. Matt Bevin’s new Medicaid plan ended Oct. 8, but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it will continue to...
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90% of public comments opposed Bevin’s Medicaid plan, but some tell feds that Ky. voted for him to get rid of Obamacare
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nearly 1,750 Kentuckians submitted comments about Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan for Medicaid during the federal public comment period that ended Oct. 8 and the...
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Health advocacy group that opposes new Medicaid proposal to hold eight community forums across the state to discuss it
This story was updated on 9/23/16. Kentucky Voices for Health will host eight community forums across the state to discuss Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid program...
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Open comment period begins today for Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid request to feds for Medicaid waiver; ends Oct. 8
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentuckians have 30 days to let the federal government know what it thinks about Gov. Matt Bevin’s new Medicaid plan, starting today and ending...
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State Supreme Court rejects Lexington abortion clinic’s bid to remain open while it challenges Court of Appeals ruling closing it
The only abortion clinic in the eastern half of Kentucky will remain closed while it appeals the state’s closure of it to the state Supreme Court. The court denied a...
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Bevin submits formal Medicaid proposal to federal government, largely unchanged from his draft; negotiations come next
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration formally submitted its revised Medicaid plan to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell Aug. 24, leaving largely unchanged...
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Bevin joins lawsuit that targets federal transgender rule, saying it will force health-care providers to provide ‘controversial services’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin has joined a lawsuit that challenges a federal rule guaranteeing transgender people equal treatment by insurers and medical providers. “Not only...