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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Clinton, Beshear, Humana chief and others discuss Medicaid expansion, other changes in health systems, and chronic illness

Clinton, Beshear, Humana chief and others discuss Medicaid expansion, other changes in health systems, and chronic illness

Unknown 5:14 PM chronic disease, governor, health outcomes, health reform, managed care, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, state governments

By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The economic advantages from expanding Medicaid under federal health reform should outw...

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky lists 2014 grants

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky lists 2014 grants

Unknown 3:21 PM children's health, county health departments, foundations, health journalism, lobbying, managed care, Medicaid, philanthropy, polls

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has provided more than $1.3 million in 2014 for community programs, polling and policy initiatives to...

Hospitals, plagued by bad debt, ask or even require patients with high-deductible insurance plans to pay in advance

Hospitals, plagued by bad debt, ask or even require patients with high-deductible insurance plans to pay in advance

Unknown 11:08 AM health insurance, health reform, hospitals, insurance deductibles, managed care

Irene Qdemat of Baptist Health enters patient data. (C-J photo by Alton Strupp) Kentucky hospitals are so plagued by bad debts that they ar...

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 ...