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Medicare starts to overhaul the way it pays providers, rewarding them for quality, penalizing them for shortcomings

Medicare starts to overhaul the way it pays providers, rewarding them for quality, penalizing them for shortcomings
Unknown 1:50 PM accountability, accountable care organizations, doctors, federal government, health care industry, health care reform, health insurance, hospitals, Medicare
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The Obama administration on Monday set a timeline for historic changes in how it pays doctors, hospit...
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Kentucky Health Cooperative, largest private provider on state insurance exchange, gets $65 million loan to keep going

Unknown 10:19 AM federal government, health insurance, Kynect, Medicaid, Medicare
The Kentucky Health Cooperative , a non-profit, consumer-governed health insurance company, received a $65 million federal loan last month t...
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Millions of children on Medicaid are missing free check-ups; Kentucky is a little below the national average

Millions of children on Medicaid are missing free check-ups; Kentucky is a little below the national average
Unknown 9:02 AM children, children's health, federal government, managed care, Medicaid, prevention, state government, wellness
Millions of low-income children across the country aren't getting free preventive exams and screenings guaranteed by Medicaid, and some ...
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