Tag: Medicaid
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Bill to make Medicaid managed-care firms pay up, and more promptly, nears final form in House and will get attention in Senate
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The complaints by many health-care providers about Medicare managed-care firms’ delay or denial of payment claims appears to be generating a...
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Medicaid expansion brings primary care access to the forefront
The federal health reform law will usher at least seven million more Americans into Medicaid, and as states like Kentucky debate Medicaid expansion, policymakers are struggling with the question of whether there will...
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If Republican governors are agreeing to expand Medicaid after lobbying by hospitals, can Beshear be far behind?
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s surprising announcement that he would use federal health-care reform money to expand the Medicaid program to households earning up to...
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Herald-Leader says state running out of time to fix Medicaid managed care, with decision on expansion looming
A recent editorial in the Lexington Herald-Leader called for swift legislative action to fix the problems of Medicaid managed care. Timely action is even more necessary since the state is considering expanding the program,...
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Beshear will expand Medicaid, Democrat and Republican say; D says governor believes the state can opt out if it’s not affordable
State legislators in both parties say they expect Gov. Steve Beshear to expand Medicaid to cover several hundred thousand more Kentuckians who earn up to 138 percent of the federal...
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Kasich of Ohio is fifth Republican governor to accept Medicaid expansion; he and others cite need to protect rural hospitals, poor
Several Republican governors have decided to expand Medicaid under federal health-care reform, saying their conservative principles were outweighed by a need to protect their state’s rural hospitals and low-income people. Yesterday, the...
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Feds plan to let states impose co-payments on Medicaid patients above poverty level to encourage them to expand the program
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News If Kentucky expands its Medicaid program, it will probably be able to reduce the cost by requiring patients whose incomes are...
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Poll shows registered voters in Ky. favor expanding Medicaid
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News A statewide poll last month found that most registered voters in Kentucky, when presented with specific facts and options, generally favored expansion...
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School nurses start getting scarcer, due to Medicaid problems
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Students in many Kentucky counties will find it harder to see a school nurse due to changes in the state Medicaid program and lack...
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Among health providers having difficulty with Medicaid managed care, Cumberland Valley District Health Department stands out
The financial struggle that recently led to 14 layoffs and an increase in furlough days for the Cumberland Valley District Health Department continues. Other health departments have reported such difficulties, but...