Showing posts with label Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Show all posts

If you have a Kynect policy, or are buying one, shop around to get the best deal; prices and tax credits change each year

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Obamacare customers in Kentucky probably need to shop around the Kynect health insurance marketplace if they want to get a better deal this...

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 ...

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...

Expert says Ky. is one of 13 states where people in individual insurance market are better off than before reform law

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By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Most of the focus on Obamacare has been on people who are no longer uninsured, or those ...

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...

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...

Hospitals say too many of the newly insured are using emergency rooms for primary care; state says it's working on the problem

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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More people with health insurance, a shortage of primary-care physicians and a steep learning curve ...