Tag: Medicaid
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Stivers calls for House bills on Kynect and Medicaid expansion, says Senate would vote on them to show where legislators stand
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Republican Senate President Robert Stivers challenged Democratic House Speaker Greg Stumbo Friday to send the Senate two House bills that would preserve the state’s...
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This year’s smoking-ban bill is dead; Senate advocates have bill to make insurers provide all smoking cessation treatments
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Despite early hope, the bill to ban smoking in Kentucky workplaces was likely dead on arrival this year. “I haven’t heard anything about the...
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Hard-fought bill to protect independent pharmacies passes Senate committee; would regulate pharmacy benefit managers
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Update March 28: SB 117 passed the Senate March 14 with a 38-0 vote and passed the House March 25 with a 97-0 vote....
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Low-income workers say to keep Kynect and Medicaid expansion; advocates wonder how new insurance exchange will work
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration moves forward with plans to dismantle Kynect, the state’s health insurance exchange, several working Kentuckians shared stories at...
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Bills to preserve Kynect and Medicaid expansion are going nowhere, put prompt a lively debate among legislators on KET
Democratic state Rep. Darryl Owens of Louisville has filed bills to keep Gov. Matt Bevin from keepimng his campaign promises to dismantle the Kynect health-insurance exchange and scale back the...
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Poll shows 13% of Kentucky adults 18-64 said they were not covered by health insurance last fall; employer coverage drops
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Fewer Kentuckians reported having employer-provided insurance last year while the percentage on public insurance such as Medicaid continued to increase, according to the latest...
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New Medicaid signup site opens as Kynect starts to wind down
As the new administration of Gov. Matt Bevin continues to move toward dismantling the state’s Kynect health-insurance exchange, it has launched an online portal for Kentuckians to apply for Medicaid...
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Study finds Medicaid managed care works, even with expansion; providers still struggle with it, prompting legislation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After an additional 400,000 Kentuckians signed up for Medicaid under health reform in 2014, it wasn’t certain that the Medicaid managed-care system started in...
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Study of oral health in Ky. shows progress and challenges, reminds us of connections between oral health and overall health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More Kentuckians than ever have access to dental care because of Medicaid eligibility for dental insurance, and the state has made some gains in...
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Medicaid is in a bigger hole than she expected, Glisson says
Kentucky’s Medicaid program is $124 million over budget and faces a $611 million deficit over the next two years due to its expansion under federal health reform, the impending end...