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...

Bill to give civil protection to victims of dating violence is poised to become law, addressing a serious health issue for women

Bill to give civil protection to victims of dating violence is poised to become law, addressing a serious health issue for women

Unknown 6:58 PM courts, domestic violence, General Assembly, legislation, legislature, state governments, women's health

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Victims of violence between dating partners in Kentucky are about to get a law givi...

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...

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...

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 ...

Smoking-ban bills get unfavorable committee assignment in state Senate, but supporters say they'll keep trying to get votes

Smoking-ban bills get unfavorable committee assignment in state Senate, but supporters say they'll keep trying to get votes

Unknown 4:08 PM General Assembly, legislation, legislature, smoking, smoking ban, state budget, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The state Senate's Republican leaders have assigned both the Republican and Dem...

Opinion: Toward a healthier Kentucky, with a smoke-free law

Opinion: Toward a healthier Kentucky, with a smoke-free law

Unknown 12:16 PM General Assembly, legislature, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, state government, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By the Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation   It is no secret that Kentucky is among the unhealthiest states in our country. ...

Statewide smoking ban passes Kentucky's Democratic House, but its chances don't look good in the Republican Senate

Statewide smoking ban passes Kentucky's Democratic House, but its chances don't look good in the Republican Senate

Unknown 7:53 PM business, electronic cigarettes, General Assembly, legislation, legislature, lung cancer, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A statewide smoking ban passed the Democrat-controlled state House Friday for the f...

Advocates of smoking ban, including victims of secondhand smoke, rally at Capitol

Advocates of smoking ban, including victims of secondhand smoke, rally at Capitol

Unknown 3:28 AM General Assembly, legislature, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Over 500 Smoke-Free Kentucky advocates spent Wednesday, Feb. 11, asking their lawma...

With 55 votes needed instead of the usual 51, it just got harder to pass a smoke-free workplace law in the House

With 55 votes needed instead of the usual 51, it just got harder to pass a smoke-free workplace law in the House

Unknown 7:19 PM General Assembly, legislature, lung cancer, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment will require the co...

Panel OKs new medical-order form that would clearly define a person's end-of-life wishes on nutrition, hydration, medication

Panel OKs new medical-order form that would clearly define a person's end-of-life wishes on nutrition, hydration, medication

Unknown 4:42 PM end-of-life care, General Assembly, hospice, legislation, legislature, Medicare, state government

A bill to create a medical order form that details a person's wishes for end-of-life care passed the Senate Health and Welfare Committee...

Senate OKs bill for review panels in medical lawsuits after lively debate between doctors, lawyers, others

Senate OKs bill for review panels in medical lawsuits after lively debate between doctors, lawyers, others

Unknown 5:55 AM abuse, doctor shortages, doctors, General Assembly, legislation, legislature, malpractice, neglect, nursing homes, physician recruitment, physicians, state government

This story, which was published Thursday morning, has been updated with action in the full Senate. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News F...

Weekly paper in Carter County runs voluntary-response survey about statewide smoking ban, finds slim majority in favor

Weekly paper in Carter County runs voluntary-response survey about statewide smoking ban, finds slim majority in favor

Unknown 1:37 PM community journalism, General Assembly, legislation, legislature, newspapers, polls, public opinion, rural journalism, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco

Wikipedia map: Carter County The Journal-Times , the weekly newspaper in Carter County, is running an online "poll" of reader opi...

Hopkinsville newspaper says it's time for legislators to capitalize on strong public support for a statewide smoking ban

Hopkinsville newspaper says it's time for legislators to capitalize on strong public support for a statewide smoking ban

Unknown 8:32 PM General Assembly, legislation, legislature, poll, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco

Noting the results of a poll that show two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in public places, the  Kentucky New Era ...

Two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in most public places; Stumbo says it's time for a House floor vote

Two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in most public places; Stumbo says it's time for a House floor vote

Unknown 5:27 PM cancer, foundations, General Assembly, legislation, legislature, lung cancer, poll, smoking, smoking ban, state government, tobacco

Kentuckians have remained steady in their support for a comprehensive statewide smoking ban with two-thirds supporting it, according to the ...

Supporters of statewide smoking ban push for floor votes; opposition in Senate may not be as strong as before

Supporters of statewide smoking ban push for floor votes; opposition in Senate may not be as strong as before

Unknown 9:34 AM General Assembly, legislature, politics, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the advocates of a statewide smoking ban might have been “preaching to the choir,” as one put ...