Feb 24 Health Kentuckians Get One More Shot to Sign Up For Health Care Through Kynect For 2015 Next month, uninsured Kentuckians will have a another chance to enroll in health insurance for this year. Gov. Steve Beshear on Tuesday announced an extension to give Kentucky residents unaware of the possible tax penalties from being uninsured more time to sign up. People will have the chance to enroll from March 2 to April 30. […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 24 Health Kentuckians Get One More Shot to Sign Up For Health Care Through Kynect For 2015 Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 24 Health Kentucky’s Uninsured Rate Down To 9.8 Percent Kentucky has the second greatest reduction in the rate of uninsured people among the states, according to the Gallup Healthways Well- Being Index released Tuesday. The survey said Kentucky’s uninsured rate is now 9.8 percent—down from 20.4 percent in 2013. Kentucky is behind Arkansas, which has an uninsured rate of 11.4 percent compared to 22.5 percent […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 24 Health Kentucky’s Uninsured Rate Down To 9.8 Percent Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 24 Health Louisville Students Benefiting From Fresh Food Initiative, Report Says Louisville students living in under-served neighborhoods are benefiting from a program aimed at helping them live healthier, according to a progress report released Monday. The Farm to Family Initiative at Hazelwood and Wellington elementary schools was implemented 15 months ago to prevent childhood obesity among children ages 8 to 12. The initiative is a collaboration […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 24 Health Louisville Students Benefiting From Fresh Food Initiative, Report Says Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 22 Health What Happens In a Louisville Smoking Cessation Class It’s the second week of smoking cessation classes at Family Health Centers in the Portland neighborhood. This week, the focus is on attitude. The classes are based on the Cooper/Clayton Method. That’s a 12-week program created in Kentucky. Facilitators Priscilla Ewing and Mike Cooper ask participants in each of their classes how their first week […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 22 Health What Happens In a Louisville Smoking Cessation Class Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 17 Health Figuring Out If A Doctor Is In Your Network Can Be Perplexing Some physicians can be in-network when working at one office but not when they are at another. Or they may belong to a medical group that is affiliated with your plan, but they don't participate. By NPR Feb 17 Health Figuring Out If A Doctor Is In Your Network Can Be Perplexing NPR
Feb 12 Health Gov. Beshear: Report Shows Benefits of Kentucky’s Medicaid Expansion Gov. Steve Beshear said a report released Thursday shows Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion is having a positive impact on the state. The Medicaid Expansion Report, compiled by Deloitte Consulting, analysed various impacts of the expansion through 2014. It also updated estimates from a 2013 whitepaper. At a news conference, Beshear said despite doubters and opposition, the report demonstrates that Kentucky can […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 12 Health Gov. Beshear: Report Shows Benefits of Kentucky’s Medicaid Expansion Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 12 Health More Kentuckians Are Getting Health Insurance Through Their Jobs, Poll Says The rate of uninsured Kentuckians has dropped—and the number of people with employer-sponsored coverage continues to rise, according to a new poll released Thursday. Fifty percent of Kentucky adults are insured through their employer or their spouse’s employer, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll found. In 2012, 37 percent of adults had coverage through an […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 12 Health More Kentuckians Are Getting Health Insurance Through Their Jobs, Poll Says Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 12 Health Time Is Running Out to Sign Up for Health Insurance Through Kentucky’s Exchange Sunday is the deadline to enroll in Kentucky’s health insurance exchange for 2015. Last year, 521,000 people enrolled in either Medicaid or a qualified health insurance plan through the state’s exchange, Kynect. After Sunday, people won’t be able to sign up for insurance through the exchange without a qualifying event, said Kynect executive director Carrie Banahan. Qualifying […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 12 Health Time Is Running Out to Sign Up for Health Insurance Through Kentucky’s Exchange Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 5 Health How Kynectors Help Kentuckians Navigate Signing Up for Health Insurance Jaye Allen is a Kynector, paid by the state to help assist people with health insurance. It’s her job to meet with people face-to-face in order to enroll them in a plan under the Affordable Care Act. She’s had the job since September, and she estimates she’s helped 400 people select a plan that fits […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 5 Health How Kynectors Help Kentuckians Navigate Signing Up for Health Insurance Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 5 Health Hackers Strike Health Insurer Anthem, Inc. The country's second-biggest health insurer says hackers obtained personal information such as names, birthdates and social security numbers of policyholders. No credit card data was compromised. By NPR Feb 5 Health Hackers Strike Health Insurer Anthem, Inc. NPR
Feb 2 Health Why Young Kentuckians Don’t Sign Up for Health Insurance Preston Holmes is a 25-year-old single father; he has a 6-year-old special needs daughter with a chronic health condition. Both Holmes and his daughter are uninsured. “We paid for a lot of things out of pocket–MRIs, ultrasounds, specialists’ visits. It adds up really fast,” he said. Holmes is an example of what the insurance industry calls […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 2 Health Why Young Kentuckians Don’t Sign Up for Health Insurance Ja'Nel Johnson
Jan 29 Health Kentuckians Have Mixed Views on Affordable Care Act, Poll Shows Kentuckians have mixed views of the Affordable Care Act, according to a poll released today. The Kentucky Health Issues Poll revealed mixed views of the ACA, which is also known as Obamacare. Kentucky adults are just about split in their views of the law. About 39 percent of those polled have a favorable view, and about 41 percent […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Jan 29 Health Kentuckians Have Mixed Views on Affordable Care Act, Poll Shows Ja'Nel Johnson
Jan 29 Health E-Cigarettes May Produce More Formaldehyde than Conventional Cigarettes E-cigarettes may do more harm than previously thought, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. NPR reported last week on a study that found vapor produced by electronic cigarettes can contain a surprisingly high concentration of formaldehyde — a known carcinogen. Researchers found formaldehyde only when the e-cigarettes were cranked up […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Jan 29 Health E-Cigarettes May Produce More Formaldehyde than Conventional Cigarettes Ja'Nel Johnson
Jan 28 Health Wholesale Clubs and Superstores Contribute to Rise in Obesity, Study Says Members of wholesale retailers such as Sam’s Club and Costco are more likely to be obese. That’s among the findings of a recent study of economic variables on obesity. The study, submitted recently to the National Bureau of Economic Research, examined 27 variables to determine their affect on body mass index and obesity. It was conducted […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Jan 28 Health Wholesale Clubs and Superstores Contribute to Rise in Obesity, Study Says Ja'Nel Johnson