Tag: insurance exchange
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Beshear tells feds he plans to create an insurance exchange
Gov. Steve Beshear. Photo by TheCourier-Journal Gov. Steve Beshear has re-confirmed his plans to create a state health insurance exchange, this time telling the federal government of his intention. Beshear...
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Who is on Medicaid already? Not all poor Kentuckians, foundation president says on op-ed distributed to Kentucky newspapers
By Susan Zepeda President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision upholding much of the Affordable Care Act, states have many...
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As high court upholds health care law, Beshear orders creation of state insurance exchange; questions remain about Medicaid
Journalists wait to hear the Supreme Court’s ruling.(Associated Press photo by Evan Vucci) By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Voting 5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the federal health-care reform...
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Former head of Massachusetts health exchange says it’s better to offer fewer, well-defined plans than set general criteria
With Kentucky stakeholders discussing their options to set up a state-run health insurance exchange — something Gov. Steve Beshear said last week he intends to do if the Affordable Care...
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Tea Party protesters object to state-run health insurance exchange; leader says if there is one, feds should run it
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News A public meeting in Frankfort to get stakeholders’ input about development of a state-operated health insurance exchange Monday was attended by dozens of Tea...
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Beshear says he will create state health insurance exchange if federal health reform law is upheld
Gov. Steve Beshear said today that he will wait on creating a health insurance exchange under federal health reform until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the...
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What’s the status of a health insurance exchange in Kentucky?
By Tara KaprowyKentucky Health News At the end of February, Kentucky received $57.8 million in federal funds to help set up a health insurance exchange or marketplace under federal health-care...
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Kentucky receives $57.9 million to set up insurance exchange
Kentucky received $57.9 million Wednesday to help set up a health insurance exchange or marketplace — though lawmakers have made no move to make that happen. Kentucky is one of...
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Health insurance exchange benefits will be decided at the state level; Kentucky can now proceed to set up its exchange
For months, Kentucky officials have said the state cannot move forward with setting up a health-insurance exchange under the new federal health law because there weren’t enough details about which...
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States all over the map in setting up health insurance exchanges; Kentucky officials say they await more federal guidance
A breakdown of where states stand in implementing pieces of the federal health-care reform law shows Kentucky lagging behind. But Kentucky officials say they’re awaiting more direction from the federal government before...