Most Kentuckians don't think insurance rates should be higher for the obese, but are divided on increasing smokers' rates

Most Kentuckians don't think insurance rates should be higher for the obese, but are divided on increasing smokers' rates

Unknown 10:51 AM Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, health insurance, obesity, poll, smoking, tobacco

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News By a very small margin, Kentuckians think insurance rates should be higher for smokers if the insura...

Washington Post columnist looks at data, talks to experts and concludes Obamacare is working, at less cost than expected

Washington Post columnist looks at data, talks to experts and concludes Obamacare is working, at less cost than expected

Unknown 3:47 PM health care costs, health insurance, health reform, obamacare, politics, president

The federal health-reform law "has accomplished its goal of expanding coverage — at a significantly lower cost than expected," col...

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...

Reform law 'quietly accomplishing the goals it was created to achieve,' McClatchy Newspapers reporter writes

Reform law 'quietly accomplishing the goals it was created to achieve,' McClatchy Newspapers reporter writes

Unknown 8:25 AM health care costs, health insurance, health reform, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The federal health-reform law is still controversial and still facing a legal challenge, but "is quietly accomplishing the goals it was...

Obama says health-reform law working better than expected

Obama says health-reform law working better than expected

Unknown 9:01 PM health insurance, health reform, obamacare, president

President Obama made this statement on the fifth anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: On the five-year anniversary...

As tax deadline nears, most uninsured appear likely to choose penalty; some with coverage are having to refund part of subsidy

As tax deadline nears, most uninsured appear likely to choose penalty; some with coverage are having to refund part of subsidy

Unknown 9:16 AM health insurance, health reform, income, insurance, insurance coverage, obamacare, taxes

Kentucky Health News Most people facing a tax penalty for not having health insurance appear likely to pay it instead of taking advantage of...

Health foundation says consumers need price transparency; Medicaid health officer says some commercial interests want it

Health foundation says consumers need price transparency; Medicaid health officer says some commercial interests want it

Unknown 7:23 PM health care costs, health insurance, health transparency, legislation, state government

Kentucky Health News The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky says a major step needed to improve the health of Kentuckians is transparency of...

Poll analysis indicates Kentucky has the largest percentage of people who have gained health coverage under Obamacare

Poll analysis indicates Kentucky has the largest percentage of people who have gained health coverage under Obamacare

Unknown 4:34 PM health insurance, health reform, insurance coverage, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, polls

Kentucky has the nation's highest percentage of formerly uninsured people who have gained coverage under federal health reform, accordin...

Bill to cap co-payments for drugs is backed by emotional testimony, but opposed by health insurers and employer groups

Bill to cap co-payments for drugs is backed by emotional testimony, but opposed by health insurers and employer groups

Unknown 4:09 PM Affordable Care Act, General Assembly, health care costs, health insurance, legislation, legislature, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- People with chronic conditions are often denied the best medication for their cond...

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...

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...

Humana plan members can join Weight Watchers free for six months, get 'a significant discount thereafter,' companies say

Humana plan members can join Weight Watchers free for six months, get 'a significant discount thereafter,' companies say

Unknown 2:06 PM business, employers, health insurance, obesity, weight loss, weight management

Humana Inc. and Weight Watchers International Inc. are teaming up to help employers attack the rising level of obesity and its health-rela...

Almost 103,000 Kentuckians now on private health insurance through Kynect, state says

Almost 103,000 Kentuckians now on private health insurance through Kynect, state says

Unknown 10:13 AM Affordable Care Act, health insurance, health reform, insurance coverage, insurance exchange, Kynect, obamacare

More than 158,000 Kentuckians signed up for private health insurance or Medicaid coverage in the second round of open enrollment under the f...

Obamacare deadline is extended for those who had technical problems; state may also extend it for those facing a tax penalty

Obamacare deadline is extended for those who had technical problems; state may also extend it for those facing a tax penalty

Unknown 7:43 AM health insurance, Kynect, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, taxes

Were you unable to sign up for Kynect health insurance by the Sunday deadline because of technical problems? You now have until Feb. 28 to ...

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...

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...

Feb. 15 is deadline to get health insurance; those who don't can be penalized up to 2 percent of their annual income

Feb. 15 is deadline to get health insurance; those who don't can be penalized up to 2 percent of their annual income

Unknown 2:16 PM health insurance, health reform, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicaid, state government, taxes

Sunday, Feb. 15 at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline to buy private, subsidized health insurance through Kynect, the state-run marketplace created ...