Dustin Pugel: Kentucky lives and livelihoods are on line with Supreme Court challenge to ACA
Health insurance coverage for over half a million Kentuckians, and the protections for 2 million Kentuckians with preexisting conditions, will…
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Number of Americans without health insurance rises by nearly two million in ’18, breaking ten-year streak
By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News For the first time in a decade, the number of Americans without health insurance…
Kentucky REALTORS’ Phillips: Federal Rules to allow association health plans are necessary
As an association representing approximately 11,300 real estate professionals in Kentucky, we have heard loudly from our members for years…
Beshear: Attorney General’s office continues effort to ensure affordable health care for Kentuckians
We all pay too much for health care. Far too many do not go to the doctor or fill a…
Attorney General Andy Beshear says Texas judge’s ACA ruling stayed pending appeal
Attorney General Andy Beshear announced Monday that the U.S. District Judge in Texas who declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional…
Support for Health Care Law remains steady in Kentucky; attitudes vary by political affiliation
More Kentucky adults have positive opinions about the Affordable Care Act than negative, according to the 2018 Kentucky Health Issues…
Beshear fighting temporary injunction request seeking to halt nation’s health care system
Attorney General Andy Beshear is fighting a request for a temporary injunction filed this week by a group of states…
KY Health Issues Poll: Favorable opinion of ACA, cigarette tax favored, insurance access for all
The most recent Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) found that more Kentucky adults have a favorable opinion of the Patient…
Nearly 2.8 million have signed up for health insurance through healthcare.gov; deadline December 15
Nearly 2.8 million people signed up for health insurance coverage through the federal healthcare.gov website during the first 25 days…
Many Kentuckians with Obamacare plans received premium notices that over-estimated costs for 2018
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With a shortened enrollment period, huge cuts in advertising and in-person assistance, and ongoing…
Bill Straub: So far, GOP has little to show for control, so killing health care bill may be best they can do
Once again we are sadly reminded that there isn’t anything so terrible in this world that Sen. Rand Paul and…
600,000 sign up for ACA health insurance, beating prior year’s pace, about 23% new to marketplace
“More than 600,000 people signed up last week for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, significantly beating the pace…
ACA enrollment is open only through Dec. 15 — sign up early for assistance and compare plans
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Sign up early, make sure you compare costs and plans and make an early…
Bill Straub: Latest effort to repeal and replace ACA not about improving health care … it’s about winning
WASHINGTON – To quote Michael Corleone, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.’’ Efforts a…
McConnell says he doesn’t have votes for health care bill; will move forward on effort to repeal ACA
In a statement released late Monday night, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), acknowledged that he does not have…
Fewer Kyians lack health insurance, but report shows little progress in health quality and outcomes so far
The percentage of Kentuckians without health insurance has dropped by more than half since the implementation of the Patient Protection…
KHIP finds more Kentuckians do have health insurance under ACA, but report cost is still a barrier
Since 2014, when most of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were implemented, many more adults have acquired…
KY Health Issues Poll: Kentuckians split on ACA (also known as Obamacare); 90 percent are insured
The 2016 Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP), conducted by Interact for Health and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, has…
Substance use treatment covered by Medicaid expansion jumped 740 percent in KY in 2.5 years
Treatment services for substance use increased by 740 percent for Medicaid expansion beneficiaries over the 30 months from the beginning…