Tag: politics
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Circuit Judge Tim Feeley, former state legislator, appointed deputy secretary of Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Judge Tim Feeley Circuit Court Judge Timothy Edward Feeley of Oldham County has been appointed deputy secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Feeley has served as circuit...
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West Virginia researcher says mountaintop-removal mining correlates with poor health in Central Appalachia, including Ky.
Michael Hendryx By Tim Mandell Kentucky Health News No apparent health disparity exists in Appalachia except in areas where mountaintop removal is occurring, said Michael Hendryx, professor at the School...
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Is ‘Obamacare a job killer’? Not so far, three studies show
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and other Republican foes of federal health reform have often said “Obamacare is a job killer,” but that hasn’t happened yet, according to three new studies....
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Kynect will sell federally subsidized health insurance through Jan. 31, but there will be little or no advertising to tell people about it
Kynect, the online marketplace where Kentuckians can buy federally subsidized health insurance, will remain open for enrollment through Jan. 31. But you will see little if any more advertising for...
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Beshear puts health work first in list of his accomplishments, but doesn’t mention controversial topics by name
Gov. Steve Beshear With the end of his eight years as governor in clear view (his last day in office is Dec. 7), Steve Beshear put his work for Kentucky’s...
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Health-law expert says Bevin’s idea to cap Medicaid enrollment or use a lower income limit than 138% of poverty ‘is a nonstarter’
In his successful campaign for governor, Republican Matt Bevin said he would not continue to enroll in the Medicaid program people with incomes at 138 percent of the federal poverty...
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Bevin’s plan to scale back Medicaid didn’t hurt him in Republican counties with high percentages of population on Medicaid
Gov.-elect Matt Bevin vowed to scale back the state’s Medicaid expansion, but that didn’t seem to hurt him much in counties with a high percentage of Medicaid recipients, as they...
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National reporting on Bevin’s health-care plans is generally good, but sometimes off the mark; here’s an important example
By Al Cross Editor and publisher, Kentucky Health News Director, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Associate extension professor of journalism, University of Kentucky Kentuckians’ election of Matt Bevin,...
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Bevin and Medicaid expansion featured on HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ comedy show; illustrated philosophical divide
Oliver discusses Bevin on “Last Week Tonight.” The future of Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion was a topic for liberal comedian John Oliver on HBO‘s “Last Week Tonight” Sunday night. It was short on...
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Most registered voters, including 27% of Bevin backers, want to continue the state’s expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare
The expansion of Medicaid, the federal-state health program, has solid support among Kentuckians despite being an issue in Tuesday’s election for governor. Most registered voters in the latest Bluegrass Poll...