Sep 22 Politics McCain Announces Opposition To Obamacare Repeal Bill, Possibly Dooming It Arizona Sen. John McCain is the second Republican to oppose the legislation, after Sen. Rand Paul came out against it last week. By NPR Staff Sep 22 Politics McCain Announces Opposition To ACA Repeal Bill, Possibly Dooming It NPR Staff
Sep 21 Health Yarmuth Warns Latest ACA Repeal Effort Would Bring Big Cuts For Kentucky Medicaid If the bill passes, it'll end the Medicaid expansion program that covers more than 400,000 Kentuckians. But it will affect other Medicaid recipients, too. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 21 Health Yarmuth Warns ACA Repeal Effort Would Cut Kentucky Medicaid Lisa Gillespie
Sep 20 Politics These GOP Senators Could Block Republicans’ Obamacare Repeal Republicans are close to having the votes to pass a repeal of the ACA in the Senate next week, and it has come down to the votes of three familiar names. By Susan Davis, NPR Sep 20 Politics These GOP Senators Could Block Republicans' Obamacare Repeal Susan Davis, NPR
Sep 20 Politics Latest GOP Effort To Replace Obamacare Could End Health Care For Millions Republicans are taking one last shot at repealing and replacing Obamacare. But the new plan isn't much different from the last one that failed. By Alison Kodjak, NPR Sep 20 Politics Latest GOP Effort To Replace ACA Could End Health Care For Millions Alison Kodjak, NPR
Aug 29 Health Study: Fewer Injured Workers Prescribed Opioids After Kentucky Reforms New data show workers injured on the job received fewer prescription opioids after legislation passed in Kentucky that set up a drug monitoring database. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 29 Health Study: Fewer Injured Workers Prescribed Opioids After Ky. Reforms Lisa Gillespie
Aug 23 Health Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Found In 6 Louisville ZIP Codes City officials say the infected mosquitoes were found in surveillance traps mainly around downtown, in Portland, the Highlands and near Iroquois Park. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 23 Health Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Found In 6 Louisville ZIP Codes Lisa Gillespie
Aug 22 Health Aetna To Donate Anti-Overdose Drug To 4 Kentucky Counties Chief Medical Officer Harold Paz says the donation is part of the work the insurance provider is doing to aid in the opioid epidemic. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 22 Health Aetna To Donate Anti-Overdose Drug To 4 Kentucky Counties Lisa Gillespie
Aug 10 Health Women—Young And Older—Reap Benefits Of Obamacare, Study Says After the implementation of the ACA, the number of uninsured women in the U.S. fell from 20 percent in 2010, to 11 percent in 2016. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 10 Health Women—Young And Older—Reap Benefits Of Obamacare, Study Says Lisa Gillespie
Aug 8 Health Ever Tried To Price-Shop For A Doctor? Study Confirms That’s Difficult The study found that even for the price conscious, most people don’t know where to look for cost information or how to compare doctors. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 8 Health Ever Tried To Price-Shop For A Doctor? Study Says It's Difficult Lisa Gillespie
Aug 3 Economy Bottom Line: How Proposed Federal Cuts Could Impact Louisville Health Care Shea Van Hoy, managing editor of Business First, says cuts could have a devastating effect on hospitals and home health providers. By Staff Aug 3 Economy Bottom Line: How Proposed Cuts Could Impact Louisville Health Care Staff
Aug 2 Politics Trump Threatens Congress’ Health Care; Senate Republicans Don’t Seem Too Worried With Senate leaders making it clear they're moving on to other issues, the question is now whether Trump follows through on his threat. By Scott Detrow, NPR Aug 2 Politics Trump Threatens Congress' Health Care; GOP Doesn't Seem Worried Scott Detrow, NPR
Aug 1 Health How Trump’s Threat To Withhold Insurance Payments Could Affect Kentucky President Trump signaled this week that payments the government makes to insurers to help lower costs for low-income people might not come this year. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 1 Health How Trump's Threat To Withhold Insurance Payments Could Affect Ky. Lisa Gillespie
Aug 1 Health Kindred’s Stock Falls. Could New Proposed Payment Rule Be To Blame? Under the proposal, Medicare would pay home health agencies based on the need of the patient -- in an effort to rein in costs. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 1 Health Kindred's Stock Falls. Could New Proposed Payment Rule Be To Blame? Lisa Gillespie
Jul 28 Health Breathe Easier: New Smartphone App Could Help COPD Patients The "Smart COPD" app is designed on a simple premise: that some emergency room visits could be prevented if people were able to track their symptoms. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 28 Health Breathe Easier: New Smartphone App Could Help COPD Patients Lisa Gillespie
Jul 28 Politics McCain Votes No, Dealing Potential Death Blow To Republican Health Care Efforts In a moment of high drama, the GOP was stymied again in their effort to repeal the ACA — and they have John McCain to thank for it. By Susan Davis, NPR and Domenico Montanaro, NPR Jul 28 Politics McCain Votes No, Dealing Potential Death To GOP Health Care Efforts Susan Davis, NPR and Domenico Montanaro, NPR