Jun 28 Health Under Senate Health Bill, A Rural Vs. Urban Divide Is Exacerbated If a 40-year-old were to move from Louisville to Green County, for instance, he or she would get $460 less in tax credits and pay more for the same plans. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 28 Health Under Senate Health Bill, A Rural Vs. Urban Divide Is Exacerbated Lisa Gillespie
Jun 28 Politics Just 17 Percent Of Americans Approve Of Republican Senate Health Care Bill In a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 55 percent of Americans say they disapprove of the Senate GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. By Jessica Taylor, NPR Jun 28 Politics Just 17 Percent Of Americans Approve Of Senate GOP Health Bill Jessica Taylor, NPR
Jun 27 Politics Senate GOP Leaders Push Off Health Care Vote After July 4th Facing opposition within their own ranks, Senate Republicans delayed a vote on their bill to repeal and replace the ACA until after next week's recess. By Arnie Seipel, NPR Jun 27 Politics Senate GOP Leaders Push Off Health Care Vote After July 4th Arnie Seipel, NPR
Jun 27 Commentary Commentary: When My Parents Couldn’t Work Anymore, Medicaid Was There While much of the battle over changes in the Affordable Care Act are theoretical, this one hit home for me. And I’m not alone. By Keith Runyon Jun 27 Commentary Commentary: Don't Throw Out Medicaid Keith Runyon
Jun 27 Politics Bevin Reluctantly Supports Senate Health Care Overhaul On Tuesday, Bevin blamed the proposal's shaky prospects for passage on "mushy moderates" who "don't have enough spine" to pass the bill. By Associated Press Jun 27 Politics Bevin Reluctantly Supports Senate Health Care Overhaul Associated Press
Jun 27 Health From Birth To Death, Medicaid Affects The Lives Of Millions Medicaid has become a prime target of Republicans in Congress who want to rein in the program's costs, which totaled $350 billion in 2015. By Alison Kodjak, NPR Jun 27 Health From Birth To Death, Medicaid Affects The Lives Of Millions Alison Kodjak, NPR
Jun 26 Health Medicaid Rollback Could Make It Harder For Pregnant Women Seeking Addiction Treatment At Louisville's Freedom House, many of the women there have expanded Medicaid coverage — which has allowed the program to rely less on private donations. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 26 Health Medicaid Rollback Could Make It Harder For Pregnant Women Seeking Drug Treatment Lisa Gillespie
Jun 26 Politics Senate Republicans Alter Health Care Bill To Avoid So-Called ‘Death Spiral’ Senate Republicans have tweaked their Obamacare repeal bill in hopes of keeping more healthy customers in the insurance market. Customers who fail to maintain coverage could be temporarily locked out. By Scott Horsley, NPR Jun 26 Politics Senate GOP Alters Health Bill To Avoid 'Death Spiral' Scott Horsley, NPR
Jun 24 Health How The Senate Health Care Bill Could Disrupt The Insurance Market In their Affordable Care Act repeal bill, Senate Republicans dropped the requirement that all Americans get health insurance. But they also kept the mandate that insurance companies cover everyone. By Scott Horsley, NPR Jun 24 Health How The Senate Health Care Bill Could Disrupt The Insurance Market Scott Horsley, NPR
Jun 22 Politics Rand Paul Doesn’t Support GOP Health Bill Paul issued a statement Thursday saying he wasn't ready to vote in favor of the new bill because it doesn't fully repeal Obamacare. By Ryland Barton Jun 22 Politics Rand Paul Doesn't Support GOP Health Bill Ryland Barton
Jun 22 Politics Senate Republicans Reveal Long-Awaited Affordable Care Act Repeal Bill The Senate bill, called the "Better Care Reconciliation Act," would repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. By Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR Jun 22 Politics Senate GOP Reveals Long-Awaited Affordable Care Act Repeal Bill Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR
Jun 20 Health Rand Paul Slams Senate Health Bill; McConnell To Release Draft Thursday Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is slamming efforts led by Senate Majority Leader and fellow Kentuckian Mitch McConnell to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 20 Health Rand Paul Slams Senate Health Bill Lisa Gillespie
Jun 19 Health If Congress Repeals Obamacare, Bevin’s Plan Could Be Toast, Too If Republicans in Congress move forward with their plan to replace Obamacare, Gov. Bevin’s ideas for the future of the program could also go up in smoke. By Ryland Barton Jun 19 Health If Congress Repeals Obamacare, Bevin's Plan Could Be Toast, Too Ryland Barton
Jun 19 Health Study: Medicaid Expansion Brought More ER Trips, But Fewer Uninsured The study is based on a comparison of 14 states that expanded Medicaid, including Kentucky, and 11 that did not. By June Leffler Jun 19 Health Study: Medicaid Expansion Brought More ER Trips, But Fewer Uninsured June Leffler
Jun 7 Health Bevin Plans To Work With Legislature On Repealing Health Insurance Tax But with the state facing increasing Medicaid costs and a $113 million budget shortfall, repeal of the tax might be difficult to achieve. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 7 Health Bevin Plans To Work With Legislature On Repealing Health Insurance Tax Lisa Gillespie