Oct 18 Politics Draft Of Health Care Bill Addresses Trump Concerns About ‘Bailouts’ For Insurers A draft of the bipartisan bill obtained by NPR would restore subsidies to insurance companies to assist low-income consumers and require them to go to consumers as rebates. By Alison Kodjak, NPR Oct 18 Politics Draft Of Health Bill Addresses Trump Concerns About 'Bailouts' Alison Kodjak, NPR
Oct 18 Health Kentucky Group Renews Push For Higher Cigarette Tax The Coalition for a Smoke-free Tomorrow estimates its proposed tobacco tax of $1.60 per pack would raise $266 million in new state revenue each year. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 18 Health Kentucky Group Renews Push For Higher Cigarette Tax Lisa Gillespie
Oct 16 Health Medicare Enrollees To Receive New Health Insurance Cards In April 2018, Medicare officials will begin sending out new health insurance cards that no longer include enrollees' social security numbers. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 16 Health Medicare Enrollees To Receive New Health Insurance Cards Lisa Gillespie
Oct 14 Politics Trump Pushes Obamacare To Detonation, Forges Path Away From GOP, Democrats Trump appears to be trying to negotiate with Dems by showing he's willing to facilitate Obamacare's collapse. By Domenico Montanaro, NPR Oct 14 Politics Trump Pushes ACA To Detonation, Forges Path Away From GOP, Dems Domenico Montanaro, NPR
Oct 13 Health How Trump Dismantling Obamacare Could Affect Kentuckians Trump announced Thursday that he planned to cut off payments that help insurers provide coverage to low-income Americans. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 13 Health How Trump Dismantling Obamacare Could Affect Kentuckians Lisa Gillespie
Oct 13 Politics Beshear Says He’ll Sue Trump For Cutting Obamacare Subsidies The subsidies help people who earn below 250 percent of the federal poverty level pay for out-of-pocket costs like deductibles and co-pays. By Ryland Barton Oct 13 Politics Beshear Says He'll Sue Trump For Cutting Obamacare Subsidies Ryland Barton
Oct 10 Politics Trump Says He’ll Sign Order To Expand Health Insurance Options Trump is poised to sign an executive order that he says will make it easier for people to join together as a group and buy health insurance from any state. By Alison Kodjak, NPR Oct 10 Politics Trump Says He'll Sign Order To Expand Health Insurance Options Alison Kodjak, NPR
Oct 6 Politics Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control Trump will allow any company or nonprofit to refuse to cover contraception, by claiming a religious or moral exemption to the federal health law. By Alison Kodjak, NPR Oct 6 Politics Trump Guts Rule That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control Alison Kodjak, NPR
Oct 5 Health In Wake Of Las Vegas, Louisville Hospitals Say They Try To Prepare For Mass Shooting University Hospital is the city's only Level 1 adult trauma center. And the hospital has a playbook for what would happen in the event of a disaster. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 5 Health Louisville Hospitals Say They Try To Prepare For Mass Shooting Lisa Gillespie
Oct 3 Health Legal Experts Say Kentucky Will Likely Lose A Fight Over Medicaid Records Kentucky regulators say they’ll go to court to keep from handing over documents related to the state’s plan to reconfigure its Medicaid insurance program. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 3 Health Legal Experts Say Ky. Will Likely Lose Fight Over Medicaid Records Lisa Gillespie
Oct 2 Health At This Driver’s Ed Class, Kentuckians With Developmental Disabilities Learn The Basics People with disabilities have the right to take a driver’s permit or license test, and the group seeks to help teach them in a way suited to their learning needs. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 2 Health At This Driver's Ed Class, Kentuckians With Developmental Disabilities Learn The Basics Lisa Gillespie
Sep 26 Health Kentucky Leaders Respond After GOP Pulls ACA Repeal The bill would have eliminated the mandate that people buy insurance and would have dramatically changed the way Medicaid operates. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 26 Health Kentucky Leaders Respond After GOP Pulls ACA Repeal Lisa Gillespie
Sep 26 Politics Republicans Scrapping Health Care Vote — Again Republican senators are conceding that their latest push to overhaul the Affordable Care Act does not have the votes. By Domenico Montanaro, NPR and Susan Davis, NPR Sep 26 Politics Republicans Scrapping Health Care Vote — Again Domenico Montanaro, NPR and Susan Davis, NPR
Sep 25 Health GOP Repeal Plan Could Mean Big Losses For Kentucky Hospitals The latest plan by Senate Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act could mean big health insurance losses for Kentuckians — and for hospitals. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 25 Health GOP Repeal Plan Could Mean Big Losses For Kentucky Hospitals Lisa Gillespie
Sep 25 Politics WATCH: Senate Holds Hearing On Health Care Bill The bill's authors have made changes to the legislation in hopes of winning over holdouts. By NPR Staff Sep 25 Politics WATCH: Senate Holds Hearing On Health Care Bill NPR Staff