Jan 30 Health Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Launch New Health Care Company The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and improve health care satisfaction for employees. By Bill Chappell, NPR and Colin Dwyer, NPR Jan 30 Health Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Launch New Health Care Company Bill Chappell, NPR and Colin Dwyer, NPR
Jan 22 Health Trump’s First Year Leaves Obamacare On Life Support In Ohio Valley If 2017 was the year of endless Obamacare debates, 2018 could be the year when we see the effects on people who need health care the most. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 22 Health Trump's First Year Leaves Obamacare On Life Support In Ohio Valley Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 16 Health Bevin Says He’ll End Expanded Medicaid If Courts Block His Changes Bevin issued an executive order to take away Medicaid expansion coverage from about half a million Kentuckians if a court blocks changes approved last week. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 16 Health Bevin Says He'll End Expanded Medicaid If Courts Block His Changes Lisa Gillespie
Dec 27 Health Best Of 2017: Health Reporter Lisa Gillespie On Health Care, Opioids And A Raccoon This year, WFPL health reporter Lisa Gillespie covered everything from the GOP's repeated attempts to repeal the ACA to the state's growing opioid crisis. By Staff Dec 27 Health Best Of 2017: Health Care, Opioids And A Raccoon Staff
Dec 21 Health How Humana’s Purchase Of Kindred Home Health Could Affect Care Health care experts agree that having a health insurance company also controlling home health services could have a variety of effects for patients. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 21 Health How Humana's Purchase Of Kindred Home Health Could Affect Care Lisa Gillespie
Dec 19 Health Humana Is Buying Kindred’s Home Health Business. Here’s Why That Makes Sense The deal is a sign Humana is positioning itself to benefit from baby boomers, and from a shift toward preventing health problems with home health care. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 19 Health Humana Is Buying Kindred. Here's Why That Makes Sense Lisa Gillespie
Dec 18 Health Here’s A Timeline Of The Ongoing Lawsuit Against A Louisville Abortion Clinic For the past two years, there have been lots of twists and turns in the case of whether Louisville's Planned Parenthood Clinic can provide abortions. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 18 Health Here's A Timeline Of The Lawsuit Against A Louisville Abortion Clinic Lisa Gillespie
Dec 8 Health Kentuckians Have A Week To Sign Up For Coverage On Healthcare.gov This year's open enrollment period is only half as long as the previous year. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 8 Health Kentuckians Have A Week To Sign Up For Coverage On Healthcare.gov Lisa Gillespie
Dec 4 Health With Aetna Deal, CVS Looks To Turn Stores Into Health Care Hubs By combining a health insurer with a drugstore chain, CVS is looking to provide more care from its network of stores. By Alison Kodjak, NPR Dec 4 Health With Aetna Deal, CVS Looks To Turn Stores Into Health Care Hubs Alison Kodjak, NPR
Nov 29 Health Baptist Health To Accept CareSource Health Plans In Kentucky In 2018, CareSource will be the only health insurance choice for half of the counties in Kentucky on the individual market created through the ACA. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 29 Health Baptist Health To Accept CareSource Health Plans In Kentucky Lisa Gillespie
Nov 23 Health These Health Clinics Are Prescribing Groceries For Their Patients Over the past year, Norton Children’s Associates has provided food to more than one thousand people through a partnership with Dare to Care. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 23 Health These Health Clinics Are Prescribing Groceries For Their Patients Lisa Gillespie
Nov 16 Health U of L, Kindred Partner To Create Health Tech Solutions U of L engineering students have worked on several projects with Kindred, including the creation of an app for screening hospice patients. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 16 Health U of L, Kindred Partner To Create Health Tech Solutions Lisa Gillespie
Nov 16 Health State Official: Bevin’s Proposed Medicaid Changes To Be Approved Soon Kentucky’s Medicaid commissioner says federal officials are “real close” to approving Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid system. By Ryland Barton Nov 16 Health State Says Bevin's Proposed Medicaid Changes To Be Approved Soon Ryland Barton
Nov 8 Health What Does ‘Medically-Frail’ Mean? Kentucky Medicaid Official Offers Clues Even if the federal government approves Kentucky's proposed Medicaid changes, Medicaid providers and advocates say there are still a lot of unknowns. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 8 Health What Does 'Medically-Frail' Mean? Ky. Medicaid Official Offers Clues Lisa Gillespie
Nov 7 Health Feds Will Allow Medicaid Work Requirements. Here’s What It Means For Kentucky The Trump administration is rolling out regulatory changes that are likely to clear the way for Kentucky's plan to remake its Medicaid system. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 7 Health Trump Administration To Allow Medicaid Work Requirements Lisa Gillespie