Tag: obamacare
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As Republicans wait to address Obamacare, Democrats and supporters of the law appear to gain new footing
This story has been updated. “Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare could help Democrats do what they have been unable to for seven years: sell the American people on the benefits...
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Most adults on Medicaid qualify because Ky. expanded program; at risk as Republicans in Congress work to replace Obamacare
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More than three-fourths of Kentucky adults on Medicaid were eligible only because Kentucky expanded its Medicaid program in 2014, according to a study done...
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Liberal group’s study says Obamacare repeal without replacement would cost the state jobs in 2019
Repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would not only take away health insurance from thousands of Kentuckians, but would also cause the state to lose about 55,949 jobs...
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Some in Ky. worry about changes to Obamacare, Medicaid; others dislike insurance mandate and say coverage unaffordable
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Republicans in Washington grapple with how to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Kentuckians are speaking out for and...
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Powell County insurance agent and Democratic chair says connecting health insurance with Obama is a ‘no-no’ in her county
(Photo via oakmontlibrary.org) Josie Hollon meets someone at least once a week in her community who depends on health coverage through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, yet voted...
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Foundation asks Congress to consider that 70 percent of Kentuckians without health insurance are working
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky had the largest percentage decline in its uninsured population from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But 234,000 Kentuckians still don’t have...
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New state senator, a former hospital boss, says health system needs fundamental repairs to increase access and affordability
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Four state legislators held to their party-line opinions about Obamacare on KET this week, but one said instead of creating another “piecemeal” replacement for...
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Ex-Gov. Beshear opposes Medicaid block grants at U.S. Senate hearing, says any changes should be ‘deliberate and thoughtful’
Former Gov. Steve Beshear Former Gov. Steve Beshear urged lawmakers at a Feb. 1 U.S. Senate hearing to not turn Medicaid into a block-grant program and to move forward in...
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Former Gov. Steve Beshear warns Republicans that Americans won’t respond well to having Obamacare coverage taken away
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Former Gov. Steve Beshear told a national TV audience that Republicans have done nothing about replacing Obamacare except talk about it, and said they...
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Republicans want to block-grant Medicaid but can’t agree on how
Most Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump support a plan to turn Medicaid into a block-grant program, which would limit spending and give each state a set amount of money...