Tag: politics
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Pence touts Republican health plan, seeking Sen. Paul’s support; Democrats say vice president’s remarks about Ky. are off base
Gov. Bevin and Vice President Pence (C-J photo by Sam Upshaw) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky again became the epicenter of the health-care debate on Saturday, as Vice...
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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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Ky. enrollment in Obamacare plans slightly less than last year
About the same number of Kentuckians signed up for subsidized health insurance on the federal health-insurance exchange as bought coverage on the state’s Kynect exchange last year, state health officials...
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Beshear, Republicans debate the record of Obamacare in Ky.
Kentucky’s roles in implementing and changing federal health-care law were on national display Tuesday night, as former Gov. Steve Beshear gave the televised Democratic response to President Trump’s first address...
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Bevin takes high profile in governors’ debates in Washington about future of Medicaid, which covers 1.3 million Kentuckians
Matt Bevin and other governors spoke outside the White House. As governors debated the future of Medicaid over the weekend in Washington, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was an outspoken participant,...
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Former Gov. Steve Beshear will give national Democratic response to President Trump’s speech to Congress
Steve Beshear (Herald-Leader photo) Former Gov. Steve Beshear will give his party’s response to President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress Tuesday night, “highlighting the Kentucky Democrat’s efforts to expand health care...
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With Obama gone, emphasis is on ‘care,’ not him; Rep. Guthrie says voters want a replacement ‘that creates a better opportunity’
“With President Barack Obama out of office, the debate over ‘Obamacare’ is becoming less about ‘Obama’ and more about ‘care,’ greatly complicating the issue for Republican lawmakers,” writes Jonathan Martin,...
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Republicans will not only keep the Medicaid expansion, they will broaden it, says Lamar Alexander, Senate health panel chair
Sen. Lamar Alexander (Photo by M. Scott Mahaskey, Politico) Republicans in Congress will not only keep the expansion of Medicaid, but will broaden it, says U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of...
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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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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...