Oct 29 Health Healthy Debate: Ohio Valley Health Concerns Driving Competitive Midterm Races Health care has emerged as a pivotal issue in midterm Congressional races across the Ohio Valley, with extra attention on those people who have pre-existing health conditions. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 29 Health Ohio Valley Health Concerns Driving Competitive Midterm Races Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 26 Health Study: Kentucky’s Rural Areas Benefit Most From Medicaid Expansion Emily Beauregard, executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, said if the state's Medicaid changes are implemented, people in rural areas would be especially impacted. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 26 Health Study: Kentucky’s Rural Areas Benefit Most From Medicaid Expansion Lisa Gillespie
Aug 21 Health Longer Short-Term Health Plans Could Be Coming To Kentucky But some experts say the plans are bad for consumers who might end up with insurance that doesn’t pay for anything. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 21 Health Longer Short-Term Health Plans Could Be Coming To Kentucky Lisa Gillespie
Apr 9 Politics Beshear Joins Fight Against Federal Lawsuit Aimed At Ending ACA Attorney General Andy Beshear is joining 15 other attorneys general in seeking to intervene in a lawsuit aimed at declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 9 Politics Beshear Joins Fight Against Federal Lawsuit Aimed At Ending ACA Lisa Gillespie
Feb 20 Health Trump Administration Wants To Let Insurers Offer Plans With Fewer Benefits A proposed rule would expand short-term policies that don't have to meet the Affordable Care Act's benefit requirements. By Alison Kodjak, NPR Feb 20 Health Trump Wants To Let Insurers Offer Plans With Fewer Benefits Alison Kodjak, 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
Dec 22 Health Robust Health Insurance Sign-Ups Surprise Supporters And Opponents Despite an enrollment period that was half as long, nearly 9 million people have signed up for ACA insurance for 2018 so far, about the same as last year. By Julie Rovner, NPR Dec 22 Health Robust Health Insurance Sign-Ups Surprise Supporters And Opponents Julie Rovner, NPR
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
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 3 Health Notre Dame Is Dropping Birth Control Coverage For Students, Employees The Catholic university is taking advantage of the Trump administration's decision to weaken the Affordable Care Act's birth control mandate. By Camila Domonoske, NPR Nov 3 Health Notre Dame Is Dropping Birth Control Coverage For Students, Employees Camila Domonoske, NPR
Oct 30 Health 5 Points To Keep In Mind When Shopping For Health Insurance This Year Open enrollment on the exchanges for health insurance created by the Affordable Care Act will be different this time around. By Julie Rovner, NPR and Julie Appleby Oct 30 Health 5 Points To Keep In Mind When Shopping For Health Insurance Julie Rovner, NPR and Julie Appleby
Oct 19 Politics Sure, There’s A Health Care Deal. That Doesn’t Mean It Can Pass Opposition from conservatives and waffling support from President Trump remain serious hurdles for the first-ever bipartisan legislation affecting the ACA. By Susan Davis, NPR Oct 19 Politics Sure, There's A Health Care Deal. That Doesn't Mean It Can Pass Susan Davis, NPR
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 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