Tag: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Ky. was one of states helped most by coverage of pre-existing conditions; that will be a key point in Obamacare repeal debate
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky was one of the states helped most by the health reform law’s requirement that people with pre-existing conditions could get insurance – a...
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Medicare cuts 11 Ky. hospitals for patient-safety issues; repeaters in Louisville, Danville, Hopkinsville, Lexington, Paducah, Florence
The federal government is penalizing 11 Kentucky hospitals for falling short on patient safety in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, two more than last year. Medicare has imposed...
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Substance-use treatment under Medicaid jumps, following expansion of program and increase in abuse of painkillers
Kentucky’s expanded Medicaid program covered approximately 11,000 substance-use treatment services in the second quarter of 2016, a huge increase from the 1,500 services from January through March 2014, the first...
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Hospitals warn of big hit if Obamacare repeal send them lots more uninsured patients; rural hospitals at more risk
The two big lobbies for hospitals are telling Congress and President-elect Donald Trump, who are planning to repeal and replace President Obama’s health-reform law, that “the government should help hospitals...
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McConnell says Obamacare will have to be replaced gradually
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be replaced “in a phased-in way over a period of time,” not right away, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday. “You...
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Republicans agree on bill to speed medical research and drug approval, increase funding; some Democrats want changes
Legislation to speed up the federal approval of new drugs and medical devices and to increase funding of medical research passed the U.S. House of Representatives 392-96 on Wednesday, Nov....
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Rep. John Yarmuth named top Democrat on House Budget Committee, which will play a role in Obamacare debate
Rep. John Yarmuth Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisville has been named ranking minority member on the House Budget Committee, a panel that will consider repeal and replacement of the Patient...
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Officials tout Obama administration’s work on substance abuse
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Officials and health advocates touted the Obama administration’s work in addressing substance-use disorders at a forum Nov. 29, and also advocated for the passage...
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Study finds Kentuckians on Medicaid expansion make heavy use of preventive screenings
Kentuckians covered by Medicaid through its expansion in 2014 are using their preventive screening benefits more than the traditional Medicaid population, according to a report done for the Foundation for...
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Ignore the election and shop around for the best deal on subsidized health insurance, columnist advises
While major changes in health insurance seem likely as a result of the election, “That doesn’t mean you should avoid signing up for 2017 insurance coverage,” writes Trudy Lieberman of...