New diabetes cases in expanded-Medicaid states much higher than other states; 46,000 new Ky. Medicaid clients got screened

New diabetes cases in expanded-Medicaid states much higher than other states; 46,000 new Ky. Medicaid clients got screened

Unknown 7:55 PM Affordable Care Act, diabetes, health reform, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, rese, research

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New diabetes cases among poor Americans are much more numerous in Kentucky and other states that hav...

Auditor will hold meetings in Prestonsburg, Princeton and Sonerset to discuss his report on financial status of rural hospitals

Auditor will hold meetings in Prestonsburg, Princeton and Sonerset to discuss his report on financial status of rural hospitals

Unknown 7:33 PM Affordable Care Act, health reform, indigent care, managed care, Medicaid, Medicare, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, rural hospitals, state government

State Auditor Adam Edelen will hold three public meetings in rural communities to discuss the findings of his  special report about the fin...

Plight of woman needing lung transplant, who has fallen through the cracks of the health-care system, gets attention from CNN

Plight of woman needing lung transplant, who has fallen through the cracks of the health-care system, gets attention from CNN

Unknown 7:12 PM health care access, lung disease, lung transplant, Medicaid, Medicare

Update: CNN reports that Kentucky issued a Medicaid provider number to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and the hospital confirm...

Doctors don't tell most patients or caregivers about a diagnosis of Alzheimer's until the disease advances, advocacy group says

Doctors don't tell most patients or caregivers about a diagnosis of Alzheimer's until the disease advances, advocacy group says

Unknown 8:06 PM Alzheimer's disease, health costs, Medicaid, Medicare, research, women's health

Every 67 seconds someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s disease and most don't find out they have it until their disease becomes more ...

Up to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough

Up to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough

Unknown 5:34 PM health reform, hospitals, managed care, Medicaid, Medicare, obamacare, state government

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 vide...

Woman needing lung transplant falls through cracks of health-care system, says she's treated as nothing more than a 'price tag'

Woman needing lung transplant falls through cracks of health-care system, says she's treated as nothing more than a 'price tag'

Unknown 9:57 AM health insurance, lung disease, lung transplant, Medicaid, Medicare

Katie Prager, a 24-year-old cystic fibrosis patient from Ewing in Fleming County, needs a lung transplant, but has been denied one because s...

Health reform law has been good for hospital finances, health-care costs, Obama administration says

Health reform law has been good for hospital finances, health-care costs, Obama administration says

Unknown 8:15 PM health care costs, health insurance, health reform, hospitals, managed care, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

U.S. hospitals have saved billions of dollars because the federal health-reform law has provided coverage for patients who were once charity...

Beshear cites signs toward better health: kids are more active and getting more dental care; adults are getting more screenings

Beshear cites signs toward better health: kids are more active and getting more dental care; adults are getting more screenings

Unknown 4:18 PM childhood obesity, children's health, diabetes, exercise, health reform, Medicaid, obesity, physical inactivity, prevention, smoking, smoking bans, tobacco, walking

Kentucky Health News Kentucky is moving toward achieving the broad, ambitious goals for better health that Gov. Steve Beshear laid out when ...

Advocates of state appeals for Medicaid managed-care claims make last-ditch effort to get it passed, by hijacking another bill

Advocates of state appeals for Medicaid managed-care claims make last-ditch effort to get it passed, by hijacking another bill

Unknown 10:42 AM General Assembly, hospitals, legislation, legislature, managed care, Medicaid, physicians

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Advocates of a bill to create a state appeals process for health-care providers to...

As session nears end, bills on heroin, dating-violence orders, managed-care appeals and lawsuit review panels are hanging fire

As session nears end, bills on heroin, dating-violence orders, managed-care appeals and lawsuit review panels are hanging fire

Unknown 4:11 PM birth defects, cancer, domestic violence, drug abuse, emergency medical service, end-of-life care, home health, legislature, malpractice, managed care, Medicaid, physician assistants, research, state budget, stroke

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The General Assembly has sent Gov. Steve Beshear four health-related bills, and sev...

State Senate passes bill for independent appeals process for managed-care claims; hearing gets into details of the problem

State Senate passes bill for independent appeals process for managed-care claims; hearing gets into details of the problem

Unknown 9:40 AM doctors, General Assembly, legislation, legislature, managed care, Medicaid, state government

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Managed-care organizations' contracts allow them to deny Medicaid claims and not reimburse for s...

Beshear says Ky. rural hospitals 'have a positive cash flow' but he can't prove it; industry says it sees 'some improvement'

Beshear says Ky. rural hospitals 'have a positive cash flow' but he can't prove it; industry says it sees 'some improvement'

Unknown 11:07 AM governor, health insurance, health reform, managed care, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, rural health, rural hospitals, rural medicine, rural-urban disparities, state government

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Gov. Steve Beshear says Kentucky's rural hospitals are profitable again, thanks to hi...

Bill would require Medicaid managed-care firms to pay contracted fees for ER visits; Senate hearing targets two companies

Bill would require Medicaid managed-care firms to pay contracted fees for ER visits; Senate hearing targets two companies

Unknown 1:04 PM General Assembly, health reform, insurance, Kentucky Hospital Association, legislation, legislature, managed care, Medicaid, rural hospitals, state government

This story has been updated with comments from Wellcare of Kentucky. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Managed care ...

Kynect opens special enrollment period March 2-April 30 to give people without health insurance a chance to avoid tax penalty

Kynect opens special enrollment period March 2-April 30 to give people without health insurance a chance to avoid tax penalty

Unknown 11:32 AM health insurance, health reform, insurance coverage, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicaid, obamacare, taxes

The state health-insurance exchange, Kynect , is reopening enrollment in March and April to allow signups by Kentuckians who discovered that...

Poll illustrates how having insurance and access to a health care provider doesn't mean you can afford the care

Poll illustrates how having insurance and access to a health care provider doesn't mean you can afford the care

Unknown 6:26 AM health care access, health care costs, health insurance, insurance, Medicaid, poll

Just because a person has appropriate access to a health care provider doesn't mean they can afford to pay for their services, according...

'Medicaid Dashboard' gives county-by-county details on 375,000 who joined program, what screenings they got, what they found

'Medicaid Dashboard' gives county-by-county details on 375,000 who joined program, what screenings they got, what they found

Unknown 9:17 PM cancer screening, county health, data, health reform, Medicaid, obamacare, prevention, research, state government

The expansion of the federal-state Medicaid program under federal health reform marks the biggest change in Kentucky health care since Medic...

Highly anticipated report on first year of Medicaid expansion says Kentucky can afford it even with higher-than-expected enrollment

Highly anticipated report on first year of Medicaid expansion says Kentucky can afford it even with higher-than-expected enrollment

Unknown 7:25 PM governor, health insurance, health reform, insurance, local government, Medicaid, obamacare, state budget, state government

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky's decision to expand Medicaid under federal health reform is a better...

Thousands of Kentuckians face federal tax penalty for not having health insurance

Thousands of Kentuckians face federal tax penalty for not having health insurance

Unknown 7:56 AM Affordable Care Act, health insurance, insurance coverage, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicaid, obamacare

"Thousands of Kentuckians might face a penalty this tax season for failing to sign up for health insurance during 2014," Mary Meeh...

Economic upturn boosts share of Kentuckians on employer-based health coverage; health reform boosts number on public plans

Economic upturn boosts share of Kentuckians on employer-based health coverage; health reform boosts number on public plans

Unknown 5:49 AM health insurance, health reform, insurance coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, poll, polls

Half of Kentucky's working-age adults now get health insurance through their employers, up from 37 percent two years ago, reversing a do...