Tag: governor
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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...
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Governor kills bill that would have encouraged donation of organs and bone marrow; sponsor’s primary foe is son of Bevin appointee
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed a bill that would have allowed Kentuckians to take time off of work to be “living donors” or donate...
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Ky. Republicans like Indiana Medicaid plan, but head of Medicaid directors’ group says Ind. isn’t far enough along to be a model
Gov. Matt Bevin and other Republicans have said they want to make Kentucky’s version of Medicaid look like Indiana’s, but a leading Medicaid official says that Indiana’s program hasn’t proven...
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At top legislative Republican’s invitation, Democrats embrace Obamacare, or at least Kynect and Beshear’s Medicaid expansion
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With a verve for Obamacare most had not publicly demonstrated, state House Democrats passed bills March 22 to preserve the Kynect health insurance exchange...
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Republicans accuse Beshear of holding down failed co-op’s premiums to make Obamacare look good; he denies the charge
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Did Kentucky’s government-sponsored insurance company fail because then-Gov. Steve Beshear and federal officials kept its rates artificially low to make Beshear’s embrace of federal...
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Bevin administration will still have state health-insurance exchange but use federal exchange for enrollment; cost debated
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Republican Gov. Matt Bevin appears to have found a way to abolish the Kynect health-insurance exchange without chasing away insurance companies...
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Bevin helps lead governors’ push to fight opioids; McConnell pressures new FDA boss on issue before his confirmation
The epidemic of opioid abuse, which is running strong in Kentucky, got a good deal of attention in Washington last week, in Congress, at the White House and at a...
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Kynectors tell why they’re important to keeping Kentuckians signed up for coverage; Stivers says they’re making assumptions
L-R: Kynectors Kathy Oller, Cara Stewart, Mike Wynn, Laken Daniels, Jennifer Gates, Miranda Brown, Ashley Shoemaker By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kynectors, who help Kentuckians sign up for health coverage...
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Kynectors tell The Paducah Sun that they have played a critical role in helping Kentuckians sign up for health coverage
In the midst of the increasingly politicized debate about Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to dismantle Kynect, the state’s health insurance exchange, “Kynectors,” whose job is to help Kentuckians sign up...