Tag: health care access
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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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Many Kentuckians still defer or delay health care and prescription medications due to cost
One in five Kentuckians aged 18 to 65 are delaying medical care or going without it due to cost, according to a study done for the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky....
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Kentuckians who work for small employers in the state aren’t likely to be offered health insurance; most large employers do
Most of Kentucky’s small employers don’t offer health insurance, while almost all of the state’s larger employers do, according to the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. Percentage of Kentucky private-sector...
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Feds allow Bevin to dismantle Kynect and use federal exchange, but express concerns echoed by health-reform advocates
It’s official. Kentuckians will sign up for health insurance on HealthCare.gov instead of Kynect during this year’s open enrollment, which begins Nov. 1. But there are questions about how smooth...
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Annual health forum looked at connections between health and the economy
The relationship between health and the economy in creating healthy communities was the focus of the 14th annual Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum in Lexington Sept. 19. 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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Kentucky’s uninsured rate drops to 6 percent; states that expanded Medicaid, like Kentucky, saw the greatest drops
The share of Kentuckians without health insurance dropped by more than half from 2013 to 2015, bringing it down to only 6 percent of the state’s population, from 14.3 percent, according...
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Feds reject Ohio’s Medicaid proposal, which was a lot like Ky.’s; federal comment period for Kentucky plan runs through Oct. 8
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rejected Ohio’s new Medicaid plan Friday, saying it could lead to the state’s low-income people losing health...
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Kentucky’s first Health Hack-A-Thon, via SOAR, will brainstorm to find solutions to Eastern Kentucky’s health challenges
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Registration is now open for the Appalachian Health Hack-A-Thon, an action-oriented event designed to create new solutions to the health challenges in Eastern Kentucky....
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Report shows race and ethnicity matter when it comes to health
When it comes to health, your race and ethnicity matter, says a recent Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky report. A study of federal and state polling data found that multiracial...