Oct 23 Health Anthem Offers Post-Hospital Meals Program To Help Reduce Readmissions A study of 1,442 Medicare surgery patients found that one of the top three reasons for being readmitted was because of malnutrition. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 23 Health Anthem Offers Post-Hospital Meals Program To Reduce Readmissions Lisa Gillespie
Oct 10 Health Helping HANDS: Kentucky Program Aims To Better Child Health Outcomes Kentucky’s Health Access Nurturing Development Services is a statewide program that provides home visits to help new and expecting parents. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 10 Health Helping HANDS: Ky. Program Aims To Better Child Health Outcomes 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
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 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 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 31 Health Bevin’s Medicaid Changes Could Mean A Hard Transition For Working Poor Bevin is seeking to use expanded Medicaid as a sort of incentive to push recipients to work, even though many already do. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 31 Health Bevin’s Medicaid Changes Could Mean A Hard Transition 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 UK Professor Says He Was Fired After Criticizing Bevin’s Medicaid Changes Dr. Raynor Mullins says members of Bevin’s administration pressured UK to fire him after he wrote a critique of Bevin's plan to reshape Medicaid. By Ryland Barton Aug 2 Politics Professor Says He Was Fired For Criticizing Bevin's Medicaid Changes Ryland Barton
Jul 24 Health Healthy Debate: What The Republican Health Bill Taught Us About Medicaid It’s hard to find a spot on the map where the proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act would have a bigger effect than in the Ohio Valley By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource , Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource and Jeff Young Jul 24 Health Healthy Debate: What The GOP Health Bill Taught Us About Medicaid Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource, Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource and Jeff Young
Jul 17 Health At Public Meeting, Many Oppose Bevin’s Proposed Medicaid Changes Bevin’s proposed changes include copays to keep coverage, a six-month lockout period for not making those payments, and a volunteer or work requirement. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 17 Health At Public Meeting, Many Oppose Bevin's Proposed Medicaid Changes Lisa Gillespie
Jul 11 Politics Vice President Pence To Visit Lexington For Anti-Obamacare Event Pence will participate in a listening session with business leaders who say they’ve been hurt by Obamacare and then hold an invite-only event. By Ryland Barton Jul 11 Politics Vice President Pence To Visit Lexington For Anti-Obamacare Event Ryland Barton
Jul 10 Health Study Finds Kentucky Would Lose Medical, Real Estate Jobs Under Senate Health Bill A new report finds more than 32,000 jobs could be lost in Kentucky by 2026 if the U.S. Senate passes its version of a health care bill. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 10 Health Study: Kentucky Loses Real Estate Jobs Under Senate Health Bill Lisa Gillespie
Jul 9 Health For Many, Medicaid Provides The Only Route To Mental Health Care The Senate's proposed rollback of the Medicaid expansion could cut off mental health benefits to many people who have gotten care for the first time as a result of the Affordable Care Act. By Alison Kodjak, NPR Jul 9 Health For Many, Medicaid Provides The Only Route To Mental Health Care Alison Kodjak, NPR
Jul 3 Health Bevin Proposes Money-Saving Changes To Medicaid Waiver; More Would Lose Benefits The state estimates that its newest changes would cause an additional 9,000 Kentuckians to lose Medicaid insurance. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 3 Health Bevin Proposes Changes To Medicaid Waiver Lisa Gillespie