Tag: health insurance
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Ky. still has 300,000 without health coverage; they’re more likely to be working, and younger and less educated, than the insured
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The 300,000 Kentuckians who still lacked health coverage at the end of 2015 were more likely to be working but earning low pay. They were...
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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 insurers get almost all of the rate hikes they requested for plans on exchange; some get more than they asked for
The state Department of Insurance has largely approved the rate increases that health-insurance companies requested for individual and small-group plans that will be sold through the federal health-insurance exchange for...
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Large employer in London opened its own primary-care clinic and is reaping rewards in cost savings and healthier employees
Angie Patton, health and wellness director, and Winston Griffin, CEO of Laurel Grocery Co., in one of its on-site clinic rooms. Photo: Bill Estep, Lexington Herald-Leader The rising cost of...
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Justice Department sues to block Aetna’s takeover of Humana
Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice has filed lawsuits to block the sale of Louisville-based Humana Inc. to Aetna Inc. and of Cigna Inc. to Anthem Inc., on grounds...
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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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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has many concerns about new Medicaid plan; health officials say current plan is not sustainable
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — At a legislative committee meeting July 20, health advocates urged the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin to make sure the final plan...
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Kentucky’s 40% surcharge for smokers on Obamacare plans probably scared some away, hasn’t encouraged them to quit
Allowing insurers to charge smokers extra for Obamacare health insurance appears to have discouraged them from getting it, “undercutting a major goal of the law,” Carolyn Y. Johnson reports for...
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Hearing loss can lead to cognitive decline or even dementia, but is often unaffordable, and financial aid for it is shrinking
By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Nearly two-thirds of adults over age 70 have hearing loss that doctors consider “clinically meaningful.” In plain English that means as people age,...
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Some comments on Medicaid plan will be adopted, and federal officials will approve revised plan, state officials say on KET
L-R: Host Bill Goodman, Brinkman, Glisson. (KET photo) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Some of the comments about proposed changes in the state Medicaid program will be included in...