Tag: state government
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Kentucky re-bidding Medicaid managed care contracts to address complaints of patients, advocates and health-care providers
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State officials are re-bidding Medicaid managed-care contracts that cover more than 1.1 million Kentuckians. The news came as a delight and surprise to many...
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Auditor will hold meetings in Prestonsburg, Princeton and Somerset to discuss his report on financial status of rural hospitals
State Auditor Adam Edelen will hold three public meetings in rural communities to discuss the findings of his special report about the financial health of rural hospitals. The meetings will be...
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Up to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News For a video of Edelen’s press conference, click here. For a cn|2 report with video, go here. FRANKFORT, Ky. — As...
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Kentucky is one of three states to get Walmart Foundation money to expand farm-to-school programs
Kentucky will use money from The Walmart Foundation to partner with the National Farm to School Network to expand efforts to get more local foods into schools. A project called Seed Change will “jump...
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Health foundation says consumers need price transparency; Medicaid health officer says some commercial interests want it
Kentucky Health News The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky says a major step needed to improve the health of Kentuckians is transparency of their health-care cost and quality. “Consumers can...
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State Senate passes bill for independent appeals process for managed-care claims; hearing gets into details of the problem
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Managed-care organizations’ contracts allow them to deny Medicaid claims and not reimburse for services if they deem them not medically necessary. That means health-care...
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Beshear says Ky. rural hospitals ‘have a positive cash flow’ but he can’t prove it; industry says it sees ‘some improvement’
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Steve Beshear says Kentucky’s rural hospitals are profitable again, thanks to his expansion of Medicaid, but he offers little evidence...
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Bill would require Medicaid managed-care firms to pay contracted fees for ER visits; Senate hearing targets two companies
This story has been updated with comments from Wellcare of Kentucky. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Managed care is touted as a way to achieve value-based...
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UK gets approval to add 120 hospital beds, bringing its total to 945 and long-term building project’s cost past $1 billion
The University of Kentucky has received state approval to add 120 beds to its hospital complex, which will bring its total to 945 beds at UK Chandler Hospital, Kentucky Children’s...
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Opinion: Toward a healthier Kentucky, with a smoke-free law
By the Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation It is no secret that Kentucky is among the unhealthiest states in our country. Kentucky is No. 7 in cardiovascular deaths, No....