Bevin administration delays Medicaid changes, pushing back waiver timeline
Because of a large number of comments on a proposed plan to make changes to the state’s Medicaid Expansion program, the administration of Gov. Matt…
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State still working to fix issues in new system handling public benefits
Work is still being done to resolve issues associated with the rocky roll-out of a new state computer system meant to help people get public…
Kentucky Chamber expresses concern over Health Insurance Tax provision within the Affordable Care Act
In a letter sent to members of Kentucky’s congressional delegation, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce expressed concerns about the Health Insurance Tax provision in the…
Plan for Medicaid expansion to include premiums and expanded drug treatment options
Premium requirements for some of Medicaid population and other factors will be included in a waiver request to change the way Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion is…
Bevin administration hopes to have new plan for Medicaid expansion ready by end of the year
Working to address the cost of Medicaid expansion in Kentucky, Gov. Matt Bevin’s advisor Mark D. Birdwhistell told members of the business and health care…
Senate committee kills bills dealing with Kynect and Medicaid expansion ahead of final legislative day
Two bills aimed at keeping the state’s health benefit exchange, Kynect, and an expanded Medicaid population were heard in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee…
House passes out Health Care bills on party lines after lengthy debate
The House of Representatives passed out two highly political bills Tuesday evening dealing with the Affordable Care Act after a heated partisan debate. The House…
Affordable Care Act-related legislation passes on party lines
The House Health and Welfare Committee passed out two highly political bills Thursday dealing with the Affordable Care Act that if passes the House will…
Bevin administration explains costs behind dismantling Kynect
Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Vicky Yates Brown Glisson explained the details of decommissioning Kynect and moving Kentucky from a state based exchange…
Legislation dealing with pensions and Medicaid begin to move through legislative process
Bills dealing with addressing issues within the state’s pension system and Medicaid managed care system passed through committees Wednesday, setting them up for movement to…