Tag: mental health
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Bankruptcy filing by mental-health agency is a loser for Kentucky, where such services can be scarce and little used
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The decision of Seven Counties Services Inc. to file bankruptcy to avoid paying into the Kentucky Employee Retirement System has created a “no win” situation...
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Senate sends bill for prompt payment by managed-care firms to Beshear, who won’t say whether he will sign or veto it
A bill aimed at resolving payment disputes between medical providers and Medicaid managed-care companies passed unanimously Monday in the Senate, and has been sent to Gov. Steve Beshear for his...
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Managed care, pension payments causing problems for community mental health centers; Edelen, C-J call for changes
“Kentucky mental health centers are cutting back services and struggling to assist patients the first time they’re admitted because of ongoing struggles with Medicaid managed care,” Don Weber reports for...
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Kentucky families struggle to care for violent, mentally ill children, and say their plight has been made worse by managed-care firms
Kentucky families struggle to care for violent, mentally ill children, and say their plight has been made worse by managed-care companies that fragment mental-health care and make it harder to...
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Kentucky receives an F grade for its low funding of mental-health services; supply falls short of demand
Kentucky’s supply of mental-health services is much lower than demand for those services, in terms of state funding, and the state spends only 45 percent of the national average in mental-health...
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Essential-benefits rule expands mental-health and substance-abuse coverage; Ky. needs more facilities to treat newly eligible
The Department of Health and Human Services has defined the 10 “essential health benefits” insurance plans must provide, and it included benefits for mental health and treatment of substance-abuse disorders.. Nearly...
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Report says veteran suicide rate is up from 2007
Almost every hour in this country, on average, a veteran commits suicide. The Department of Veterans Affairs reported that 22 veterans per day took their own lives in 2010, up...
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Improving Kentucky’s mental health calls for the action of schools and doctors to identify children’s mental health needs early
Many people may think that addressing mental health needs in Kentucky relies mostly on more funding, but its effectiveness hinges more on the ability to identify children who need help...
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UK, not questioned mental-health agency, will run Eastern State
Herald-Leader photo by Mark Mahan: Hospital nears completion The University of Kentucky will manage the new Eastern State Hospital, replacing the Bluegrass Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, which has operated...
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State Auditor Edelen faults Bluegrass mental-health agency for executive compensation, lax management and board oversight
The Bluegrass Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, a nonprofit agency that gets two-thirds of its money from taxpayers, “paid more than $2.8 million in executive-benefit contributions since 1997 to the...