Showing posts with label Medicaid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medicaid. Show all posts

St. Joseph London, doctors and others win the first of a dozen trials over allegations of unnecessary procedures at hospital

thumbnail 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

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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

thumbnail Kentucky officials say the state’s Medicaid expansion under the federal health-reform law has enrolled more residents and created more jobs ...

Kynect enrollment for private, subsidized insurance reopens; previous enrollees should check website and re-enroll

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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

thumbnail Millions of low-income children across the country aren't getting free preventive exams and screenings guaranteed by Medicaid, and some ...

Second round of private insurance enrollment under Obamacare starts Nov. 15; rates estimated to rise an average of 4.6%

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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

thumbnail Most premiums for private health insurance purchased through Kentucky's health insurance exchange, Kynect , will increase in 2015. Most ...

Kentucky Medicaid members can change their managed-care organization until Dec. 12

thumbnail The Kentucky Medicaid open enrollment period has begun, giving members an opportunity to change the managed-care organization that handles t...

Study shows Kentucky among national leaders in reducing uninsured percentage because of federal health reform

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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

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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

thumbnail By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you -- unless you're talking ab...

Obamacare seems to be no plus for Kentucky Democrats, perhaps mainly because of the word's first three syllables

thumbnail Though the federal health-reform law has helped cover more than half a million Kentuckians and cut the state's uninsured population by h...

Health-care forum examines 'incredible change' in Kentucky's health-care system, looks forward to more access to care

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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

thumbnail By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Republican-controlled state Senate's budget committee chair wants to know how much Democratic Gov. ...

Mental-health coverage now required, but access is limited; Medicaid share of all new Ky. enrollments is 85 percent

thumbnail More people in Kentucky and the nation have access to mental-health care than ever, because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac...

Women leading Ky. Health: With less than 16 months left, Haynes tries to 'bake in' health reform, managed care, more

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...