May 15 Health Medicare Isn’t The Safest Of Safety Nets In Kentucky If you’ve got Medicare insurance, you probably already know this. But if you don’t, you need to know this: It won’t be a relief from high health care costs. By Lisa Gillespie May 15 Health Medicare Isn't The Safest Of Safety Nets In Kentucky Lisa Gillespie
Feb 21 Health Behind The Scenes, This Obamacare Program Is Lowering Costs In Kentucky ACOs — a provision of the Affordable Care Act — are groups of health care providers who work together to coordinate all aspects of a patient’s care. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 21 Health Behind The Scenes, Obamacare Program Lowering Costs Lisa Gillespie
Jan 27 Health ‘Save My Care’ Bus Tour Will Stop In Louisville The two-month bus tour comes as Congress is moving forward to repeal the Affordable Care Act. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 27 Health 'Save My Care' Bus Tour Will Stop In Louisville Lisa Gillespie
Jan 25 Health Why Medicaid Block Grants Could Allow Kentucky To Do As It Pleases It wasn’t until this weekend — when a top aide to President Donald Trump endorsed the idea — that block grants really turned heads. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 25 Health Why Medicaid Block Grants Could Allow Ky. To Do As It Pleases Lisa Gillespie
Nov 14 Health Kindred To Sell Off Skilled Nursing Facilities The Louisville-based company is getting out of the short-term rehab facility business. The company said it will sell all 36 facilities by the end of 2017. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 14 Health Kindred To Sell Off Skilled Nursing Facilities Lisa Gillespie
Jul 29 Health Shopping For Health Care Prices In Ky. Almost At Consumers’ Fingertips Ever wanted to find the cheapest price for a surgery but had no luck accessing information? There’s a plan to change that in Kentucky. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 29 Health Shopping For Health Care Prices In Ky. Coming Soon? Lisa Gillespie
Jul 12 Health Humana’s Stock Is Still Falling Amid Merger Worries At close Tuesday, the stock price was $154.71. The stock was originally valued at $230 when the deal was agreed upon last year. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 12 Health Humana's Stock Is Still Falling Amid Merger Worries Lisa Gillespie
Mar 20 Local News Young Praises GOP Budget Plan Joining other members of the House Budget Committee on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Todd Young, R-In., came out in support of the controversial budget proposal authored by Republican lawmakers that makes drastic cuts to federal spending and seeks to revamp Medicare. Dubbed “The Path to Prosperity”, the fiscal plan was drafted by House Budget Chairman Paul […] By WFPL News Mar 20 Local News Young Praises GOP Budget Plan WFPL News
Sep 14 Local News Humana’s Jobs Announcement Reflects Growth in Aging Population Humana is adding 200 customer service jobs to the Medicare sector of its downtown Louisville headquarters. Despite the company’s 2010 cuts of nearly 1,500 positions certain sectors have seen growth, said John Brown, vice president of Humana’s Medicare service operations. “But for Medicare Advantage that has been growing steadily over the past several years so […] By Devin Katayama Sep 14 Local News Humana’s Jobs Announcement Reflects Growth in Aging Population Devin Katayama
Aug 11 Local News Baptist Healthcare Agrees to $8.9 Million Medicare Settlement The owner or operator of six Kentucky hospitals has agreed to pay $8.9 million for claims improperly billed to Medicare. The U.S. attorneys’ offices in Louisville and Lexington announced the settlement Thursday with Baptist Healthcare Systems Inc. and Hardin Memorial Hospital, under management of Baptist Healthcare. Baptist East in Louisville was among the hospitals involved, […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 11 Local News Baptist Healthcare Agrees to $8.9 Million Medicare Settlement Gabe Bullard
Jun 6 Local News Doughnut Hole Checks To Be Sent This Week Relief for seniors who are in the so-called Medicare doughnut hole is on the way this week. By Gabe Bullard Jun 6 Local News Doughnut Hole Checks To Be Sent This Week Gabe Bullard
Dec 15 Local News Uninsured Straining Hospital ERs Emergency rooms across the country are being overwhelmed by uninsured patients who can’t afford private doctors or insurance for basic health care. Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital CEO Tom Gessel says they’ve seen a steady increase in the number of uninsured patients turning to the emergency room for basic health care. By Kristin Espeland Dec 15 Local News Uninsured Straining Hospital ERs Kristin Espeland
Sep 11 Local News Humana Drops Medicare/Medicaid Drug Plan Members In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing this week, Louisville-based insurer Humana announced it needed to drop prescription drug care coverage for hundreds of thousands of people in order to make profit goals. By Kristin Espeland Sep 11 Local News Humana Drops Medicare/Medicaid Drug Plan Members Kristin Espeland