Opioid addiction impacting many critical areas in Kentucky, including workforce
As opioid addiction continues to plague Kentucky and present clear challenges for the health and safety of the state, Kentucky’s business community is also seeing…
health
Medical Review Panels bill clears first legislative hurdle
The Kentucky state Senate voted Wednesday in favor of moving forward with legislation seeking to address the heightened costs directly attributed to Kentucky’s uncontrolled medical…
Smoke-free school campuses and medical marijuana to be health focus in 2017 session
As the 2017 session approaches, Kentucky doctor and state Sen. Ralph Alvarado said he is looking to make school campuses smoke-free and he expects the…
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…
Bevin lays out plans for Medicaid expansion moving forward
Gov. Matt Bevin announced Wednesday he has appointed health care expert Mark Birdwhistell as a consultant to oversee a process to decide how Kentucky should…
Alvarado says idea to pay for Medicaid expansion should go through legislature, plans to gauge interest from other states
UPDATED WITH MATT BEVIN REMARKS: After debuting details of an idea to pay for the state’s portion of Medicaid expansion in a committee meeting, state…
Republican state Senator proposes idea to pay for Medicaid expansion by helping other states run health exchanges
Amid debate about how the state will pay for its portion of the Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act, a Republican state Senator is…
State signs new Medicaid Managed Care contracts, makes changes to address complaints from providers
In April of this year, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) announced that the state’s Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) would need to rebid…
Supreme Court upholds health care subsides under the Affordable Care Act
In a major Supreme Court decision, the high court issued a ruling Thursday in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) case-King v. Burwell. The Supreme Court…
Legislators hear testimony on cost of Medicaid expansion, discuss changes to State Health Plan
At Wednesday’s Medicaid Oversight Committee, legislators heard testimony from Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Audrey Haynes on the status of Medicaid and the…