Tag: health reform
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New CEO of Owensboro Health says hospitals are working to improve care, regardless of federal health reform
Philip Patterson, the new CEO of the Owensboro Health, says hospitals are moving towards health reform regardless of what happens with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Patterson is coming...
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Uninsured young adults may qualify for high-deductible health coverage for $50 or less per month on state exchanges
Almost half of single young adults who are uninsured may qualify for coverage for $50 or less per month under federal health reform, according to a report from the U.S. Department of...
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Scammers taking advantage of new health-insurance system
Scammers are using the new health-insurance system “as an opportunity to try to collect consumers’ personal information or to make false claims,” Gov. Steve Beshear and Attorney General Jack Conway...
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Information session on state health insurance exchange to be offered at Paducah Thursday, Nov, 7
The Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange will present an information session and allow time for questions about Kentucky’s online health insurance exchange, KYnect, Nov. 7 at the West Kentucky Community and...
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Obamacare will work, Beshear promises on ‘Meet the Press’
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Citing Kentucky examples, Gov. Steve Beshear promised a national audience on “Meet the Press” Sunday morning that the federal health-reform law will work, despite...
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Shortages of insurance providers and hospitals lead to higher insurance premiums under Obamacare in rural areas
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was designed to make it easier for uninsured Americans to buy insurance at an affordable rate. But the exact opposite is happening in...
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Weekly newspaper’s editorial advises readers to ignore ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ about Obamacare and find out the facts
The Sentinel-News, a twice-weekly newspaper in Shelbyville, reminded Kentuckians to pay close attention to the “irresponsible rhetoric” surrounding the launch of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Since registration...
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Ky.’s successful rollout of health-insurance exchange prompts New York Times to profile Beshear as ‘a man on a mission’
A weekend article in The New York Times describes Gov. Steve Beshear as a man determined to prove that the health-reform law works, and says Kentucky stands out in many ways...
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Physicians say they dislike regulations on use of electronic health records, but they don’t want to go back to paper records
Doctors say use of electronic health records is one factor contributing to physician dissatisfaction because it interferes with patient care, says a new study. Surveyed physicians blame EHRs for reduced...
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Nationwide, eyes on are Ky.’s implementation and debate about Obamacare, and thousands of Kentuckians are signing up for it
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The good, the bad and the ugly about health reform in Kentucky are showing up on national news as the state’s two Republican senators...