Tag: governor
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Kentuckians have an extra week to comment on proposed changes to Medicaid; new deadline 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14
State officials have given Kentuckians an extra week to comment on Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid program. The new deadline for comments is Sunday, Aug. 14,...
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Health advocates, providers and faith leaders voice concerns about Medicaid plan; one says it’s based on false assumptions
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — Health advocates, providers and faith leaders spoke out against Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid program at a news...
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House Task Force on Vulnerable Kentuckians hears complaints about proposed changes to Medicaid program
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News BEATTYVILLE, Ky. – Several speakers at the July 15 meeting of the House Task Force on Vulnerable Kentuckians said Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed changes to the...
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State oral-health leaders object to plan for Medicaid changes, say loss of dental benefit would cost state more than it would save
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Oral-health leaders in Kentucky said Wednesday that Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed changes in the state Medicaid program would put some Kentuckians’ health at risk,...
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Ky. and Southeast lack statewide smoking bans; political climate here has shifted focus to local bans; Hazard just passed one
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky hasn’t passed a comprehensive smoke-free law, but neither has any state in the Southeast, notes a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Health business group opens its forum with state Medicaid officials after first denying Courier-Journal reporter access to it
A forum on Medicaid, featuring the officials who oversee it and are trying to change it, was made public after The Courier-Journal was first denied admittance to it. The 90-minute...
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Reaction to Medicaid plan is predictably mixed; critics predict federal officials won’t approve work-oriented requirements
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Reactions to Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to change Medicaid were predictably mixed, from health-reform advocates saying it is “paternalistic,” too complex,...
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Bevin offers ‘transformative’ Medicaid program with premiums, incentives, work-oriented requirements; expansion at stake
“It’s not about the money for the premiums, it’s about the learningexperience.” –Mark Birdwhistell, Medicaid adviser to Gov. Bevin (Lexington Herald-Leader photo by Charles Bertram) By Al Cross and Melissa...
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State Medicaid boss says program won’t charge premiums but may have fewer benefits; Bevin’s office says all is still on the table
The state’s revised Medicaid program won’t require any beneficiaries to pay premiums, but it may offer fewer benefits, Medicaid Commissioner Stephen Miller told Adam Beam of The Associated Press. But...
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State and national smoke-free leaders tell Ky. advocates to focus on local smoking bans because of political climate in Frankfort
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More Kentucky localities are likely to see efforts for smoking bans, as a statewide ban appears less likely and leading advocates are saying to...