Tag: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Study finds many racial and ethnic minorities don’t receive free preventive care, which should be available under the ACA
By Alex Hoagland and Michal Horný The Conversation Even though preventive care is supposed to be free by law for millions of Americans thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable...
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How Medicaid came to cover 1 in 3 people in Ky., 1 in 5 in U.S., and how it could be changed despite health bill’s failure
Medicaid is the main reason many more people have health insurance, especially in Kentucky.These New York Times maps are interactive, with county data. For the interactives, click here. The failure...
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Health bill seems dead for this year, but changes are likely anyway in Medicaid and perhaps in private, subsidized insurance
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News What does the failure of the bill to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” mean for...
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The divide between dentistry and medicine can have deadly consequences; policymakers are getting more interested
(Photo from ancienthistorybulletin.ca) As anyone who has ever mistakenly thought that medical insurance would cover their visit to the dentist knows, the worlds of medicine and dentistry don’t overlap much....
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After meeting with Trump, Rep. Andy Barr tells town meeting that he will vote ‘enthusiastically’ for Republican health-reform bill
.mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:1px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%} Lexington Herald-Leader video A day after meeting with President Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr of Lexington told constituents Saturday that he would vote for the...
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New Medicaid boss, mentor Pence and Trump seek changes in program like some Bevin has asked her agency to approve for Ky.
Seema Verma (Getty Images) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The newly confirmed director of the nation’s Medicaid program quickly served notice that she wants states to make changes like those...
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Though more have insurance and can see a doctor, Ky. shows little gain on health outcomes; Chandler says that takes time
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The percentage of Kentuckians without health insurance has dropped by more than half since the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
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Paul says conservatives won’t support Republican health plan, hope to negotiate one more to their liking with Trump involved
Sen. Rand Paul (ABC image) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul laid out his objections to House GOP leaders’ bill to replace the Patient Protection...
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American Health Care Act would have major impact on Ky. by phasing out Medicaid expansion, changing private insurance
By Danielle Ray and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The acronyms may be similar, but the American Health Care Act, Republicans’ replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,...
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Kentuckians on public insurance such as Medicaid used ERs more often after full implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Use of emergency rooms was expected to decrease after the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but it rose among people with public insurance such as Medicaid,...