Tag: politics
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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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Kentucky likely to get measures to restrict malpractice lawsuits
The coming Republican control of state government makes it likely that doctors and other health-care providers will get from the General Assembly what they have wanted for more than 30...
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Rep. Tom Burch, ousted as House Health and Welfare chair by Republican takeover, gives the gavel to Rep. Addia Wuchner
Rep. Tom Burch By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – After 30 years as chair of the House Health and Welfare Committee, Rep. Tom Burch of Louisville is out, due...
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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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A county’s poor health status was a strong predictor of its vote for Donald Trump; many examples in Kentucky
There was anecdotal evidence after the presidential election of a correlation between counties that swung big to Donald Trump and those with poor health status. The Economist magazine used a...
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How Republicans and Democrats can come together to fix Obamacare, at least in one journalist-professor’s opinion
President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to keep requiring health-insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions, but knowledgeable observers say that would still require all Americans to buy...
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Election results increase concerns among supporters of Medicaid expansion in Kentucky
The election of Donald Trump and continued Republican control of Congress have compounded worries about the future of health care for the 440,000 Kentuckians who gained it from the expansion...
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In wake of Trump’s election, Bevin administration says it will keep negotiating with Obama officials about Medicaid waiver request
Donald Trump and President Obama met Thursday. (Photo: Michael Reynolds, European Pressphoto Agency) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The administration of Gov. Matt Bevin says it will continue negotiations...
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Health commissioner leaves political correctness at the door, talks about getting governor to back anti-smoking measures
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – State health officials didn’t shy away from saying that smoking was one of Kentucky’s top health issues at a recent meeting...