Tag: Medicaid
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State senator says U of L doctors used Medicaid funds to pay themselves $4.8 million in bonuses, seeks more oversight
State Sen. Tim Shaughnessy has questioned a $30 million transfer of surplus Medicaid funds to Passport Health Plan board members in 2008 and 2009. Shaughnessy, a Louisville Democrat, says doctors...
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Some worry that patient care will get shortchanged as Kentucky Medicaid moves to managed care
While moving Kentucky’s Medicaid patients to managed care for will likely reduce costs to the taxpayers, patient care shouldn’t be shortchaged in the effort to save a buck, Deb McGrath...
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Medicaid’s move to managed care delayed until Nov. 1; hospitals need more time to sign contracts
The move to managed care, which the state has touted as the answer to improve the quality of its Medicaid system and solve a budget deficit, has been delayed by...
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Last year, 17.4 percent of Kentuckians lived in poverty and 17.5 percent did not have health insurance
More than one in six Kentuckians lived in poverty last year and almost exactly the same number didn’t have health insurance, preliminary U.S. Census numbers show. The state’s poverty rate was 17.4...
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Work locally for health care solutions, experts say at annual policy forum; contrasting Medicaid approaches seen
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News After hearing experts say communities should take the lead in improving the quality of health care and lowering its cost — especially because there...
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Feds OK managed-care Medicaid; firms advertise for enrollees
The move to managed care for Kentucky’s Medicaid patients is one step further to being implemented. The federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services have approved the state’s plan to...
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Move to managed care on track for Oct. 1, secretary says
Despite a recent request to delay by an advisory council, and a low number of signups by hospitals so far, the move to managed care for Kentucky’s Medicaid patients should...
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Council asks move to managed care be delayed 90 days
The massive switch to managed care organizations for Kentucky’s Medicaid program, pushed by Gov. Steve Beshear, isn’t in the bag yet. The Advisory Council for Medical Assistance, which advises officials...
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Health secretary tells legislators Medicaid budget has been balanced by moving all beneficiaries to managed care
The switch to managed care organizations has fixed Kentucky’s Medicaid shortfall, with Janie Miller, secretary of health and family services, calling the budget “balanced.” She said the projected savings from...
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Justice Dept. accuses Erlanger nursing home of collecting on ‘worthless services;’ suit is first of its kind in Kentucky
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil complaint against Villaspring Health Care and Rehabilitation in Erlanger and its parent company, Carespring Health Care Management, claiming they “billed Medicare and Medicaid...