A jury has decided for the St. Joseph London hospital, several of its doctors and other defendants in a lawsuit that accused them of conspi...
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St. Joseph London, doctors and others win the first of a dozen trials over allegations of unnecessary procedures at hospital
A jury has decided for the St. Joseph London hospital, several of its doctors and other defendants in a lawsuit that accused them of conspi...
Carrie Banahan, director of Kynect, is named one of Governing magazine's nine Public Officials of the Year
7:29 AM
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Carrie Banahan, executive director of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange , has been selected by Governing magazine as one of nine 2014 Pub...
Medicaid expansion has been more popular than expected, but that raises a question of whether it will really pay for itself
10:32 AM
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Kynect enrollment for private, subsidized insurance reopens; previous enrollees should check website and re-enroll
4:31 PM
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By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's second annual open enrollment period has started...
Millions of children on Medicaid are missing free check-ups; Kentucky is a little below the national average
9:02 AM
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Second round of private insurance enrollment under Obamacare starts Nov. 15; rates estimated to rise an average of 4.6%
3:59 PM
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Enrollment reopens Saturday, Nov. 15, for health insurance under the federal health-reform law and the state insurance exchange, known as Ky...
Most Kentuckians who bought health insurance on Kynect will pay higher premiums next year
7:19 PM
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Kentucky Medicaid members can change their managed-care organization until Dec. 12
7:25 AM
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Medicaid
Study shows Kentucky among national leaders in reducing uninsured percentage because of federal health reform
7:42 AM
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The percentage of adults under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance decreased by double digits in approximately half of Kentucky...
Medicaid expansion boosts preventive care
10:37 AM
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cancer screening,
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prevention
More Kentuckians than ever are using preventive care services since the state expanded Medicaid on Jan. 1, reports FamiliesUSA , a lobby f...
Kentuckians like Kynect coverage as long as it's not called 'Obamacare,' and some don't like to talk about it
7:04 AM
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Obamacare seems to be no plus for Kentucky Democrats, perhaps mainly because of the word's first three syllables
2:07 PM
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Health-care forum examines 'incredible change' in Kentucky's health-care system, looks forward to more access to care
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News What does health-care reform mean to Kentucky? What impact has Medicaid expansion had? C...
State won't estimate cost of greater-than-expected Medicaid expansion for 'a few additional months' – after Nov. election
6:13 PM
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Mental-health coverage now required, but access is limited; Medicaid share of all new Ky. enrollments is 85 percent
1:26 PM
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Women leading Ky. Health: With less than 16 months left, Haynes tries to 'bake in' health reform, managed care, more
8:50 PM
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This is the last in a series of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who have guided the state's embrace of the Patien...
Women leading Kentucky health: State health commissioner sees 'stars aligned' for Kentucky to finally get healthier
7:51 PM
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Health Commissioner Stephanie Mayfield Gibson This is the third in a series of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who ha...
Women Leading Ky. Health: Exchange Director Carrie Banahan says getting people health insurance is highlight of her career
6:40 AM
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This is the first in a series, Women Leading Kentucky Health, of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who have guided the ...
Ky. neck-and-neck with Ark. for largest drop in percentage of uninsured; Kynect and Medicaid expansion make the difference
11:07 AM
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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is finally near the top of a good list about health. It's neck-and-neck with Arkansas f...
Medicaid expansion has dramatically reduced share of uninsured in most counties; some legislators worry about future cost
2:51 PM
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The expansion of Medicaid under federal health reform has greatly reduced the number of Kentuckians without health insurance, but state legi...









