Tag: health insurance
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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...
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Three Kentucky farmers praise Kynect and Medicaid expansion
Ben Abell, Carolyn Gahn and Rae Barr Three Kentucky farmers praised Medicaid expansion and Kynect, the state health-insurance exchange, at a news conference Feb. 16, saying the programs have helped them to...
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New state insurance commissioner OKs Aetna-Humana merger without a hearing, drawing criticism from the left and right
Critics on the left and right are criticizing the new state insurance commissioner’s approval of the merger of health insurers Aetna Inc. and Louisville-based Humana Inc., “saying it deprived Kentuckians...
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Feds tell Bevin basics of dismantling Kynect; former policy chief says using federal exchange could limit choice, raise costs
The federal government has told Republican Gov. Matt Bevin what he will need to do to shut down Kynect, the health-insurance exchange started by his Democratic predecessor, Gov. Steve Beshear,...
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Nation sees increase in Obamacare enrollment, while Kynect numbers drop, but members of failed co-op can still enroll
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the nation saw an increase of 4 million people sign up for private health insurance during the 2015-16 open enrollment period that ended...
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Kentucky leads the nation in percentage reduction of citizens without health insurance, according to Gallup polling
Kentucky and Arkansas continue to lead the nation in reduction of the percentage of their people without health insurance, according to polling by Gallup Inc. They were the only Southern...
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Share of Kentuckians without health coverage dropped to 7% in third quarter, lower than all neighboring states except W. Va.
Illustrations are from the report; click on images for larger versions An ongoing study of federal health reform’s impact in Kentucky has found that Medicaid expansion continues to help lower...
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Bevin says ending Kynect will cost ‘small fraction’ of estimate; warns lack of deal with feds means Medicaid expansion ends
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Matt Bevin says shutting down the Kynect health-insurance exchange will cost “a small fraction” of the $23 million estimate given...