Tag: Medicare
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Plight of woman needing lung transplant, who has fallen through the cracks of the health-care system, gets attention from CNN
Update: CNN reports that Kentucky issued a Medicaid provider number to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and the hospital confirmed that they now have enrolled in Kentucky Medicaid and...
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Doctors don’t tell most patients or caregivers about a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s until the disease advances, advocacy group says
Every 67 seconds someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s disease and most don’t find out they have it until their disease becomes more advanced, according to a report by the...
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Up to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News For a video of Edelen’s press conference, click here. For a cn|2 report with video, go here. FRANKFORT, Ky. — As...
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Woman needing lung transplant falls through cracks of health-care system, says she’s treated as nothing more than a ‘price tag’
Katie Prager, a 24-year-old cystic fibrosis patient from Ewing in Fleming County, needs a lung transplant, but has been denied one because she has met her lifetime maximum on Medicare,...
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Study suggests there’s too much imaging of low-risk prostate- and breast-cancer patients in the Evansville and Louisville areas
Hospitals and doctors in the Evansville and Louisville areas may be doing too much medical imaging on patients with low-risk prostate or breast cancer, according to a study of cases...
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Former smokers get newly funded scan for lung cancer and encourage others to do the same, after finding cancer in time
The number of smokers choosing to get low-dose CT scans to see if they have lung cancer is steadily increasing, especially since this screening was recently approved for payment by...
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Economic upturn boosts share of Kentuckians on employer-based health coverage; health reform boosts number on public plans
Half of Kentucky’s working-age adults now get health insurance through their employers, up from 37 percent two years ago, reversing a downward trend that began with the Great Recession. Meanwhile,...
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Medicare to pay for CT scans of people at high risk of lung cancer
Medicare will now pay for low-dose CT scans for people at high risk of getting lung cancer, a change welcomed by officials in Kentucky, which leads the nation in lung...
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Panel OKs new medical-order form that would clearly define a person’s end-of-life wishes on nutrition, hydration, medication
A bill to create a medical order form that details a person’s wishes for end-of-life care passed the Senate Health and Welfare Committee Feb. 4 and seems headed for passage...
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Health care changes are driven by more than reform law; Beshear says patients need rewards for changing their behavior
“Your doctor’s visits might get longer, you deductibles probably will be higher and you might be paying cash to be treated at a Wal-Mart near you as Kentucky adapts to...