Beshear: Attorney General’s office continues effort to ensure affordable health care for Kentuckians
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Judge again blocks KY’s Medicaid plan with work requirements; Bevin administration eyes ‘next steps’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A federal judge in Washington has again blocked Gov. Matt Bevin’s attempts to require…
Behind the scenes, health insurers use cash and gifts to sway which benefits employers choose
The insurance industry gives lucrative commissions and bonuses — from six-figure payouts to a chance to bat against Mariano Rivera…
KHIP: Nearly 90 percent of Kentuckians report having health coverage, but some still worry about losing it
Health care is an issue that’s at the front of mind for many policymakers, businesses and families in Kentucky. As…
Survey finds majority of children in the region are able to get the health care they need
Families, health care providers, community partners and others are working together to ensure that children in the Greater Cincinnati…
Richard Nelson: New approach to healthy Kentucky – to help people take ownership of their own lives
Kentucky became the first state in the nation to receive a federal waiver to require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work,…
Jessica Estes: Kentucky Nurse Practitioners are vital resource for quality, essential health care
Imagine, for a moment, that where you lived dictated the quality of health care you received. Could you reside in…
Kentuckians have only one choice on exchange plans as Anthem leaves 61 counties
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will no longer offer Obamacare exchange plans statewide,…
Bill Straub: It’s well past time for McConnell, GOP to stand up to an increasingly erratic Trump
There comes a moment in the old Marx Brothers movie A Day at the Races where a man confronts Groucho,…
Bill Straub: Paul resolutely sticking to his political philosophy regardless of who might be hurt by it
There is something grotesquely admirable about Sen. Rand Paul’s dogged dedication to his twisted political philosophy – proclaiming it to…
Sanders at Northern Kentucky Convention Center Sunday; speaks against repeal of Affordable Care Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders was at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington for a rally Sunday evening. A large crowd…
NKY to “Feel the Bern” Sunday; Sanders will be in Covington protesting effort to repeal ACA
Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Covington Sunday to rally the people of Kentucky to demand that Republican Senate Leader…
Preliminary health insurance rates submitted for state market show significant increases for individuals
Insurance carriers have submitted proposed rates to the Department of Insurance (DOI) for 2018 in Kentucky’s individual and small group…
Col Owens: Being a Democrat in NKY not a thankless job, party members must remain loyal to values
I retired in 2015 after a 38-year career as an attorney. All but two of those years were spent providing…
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…
Commentary: House plan unwinds coverage gains, makes harmful changes to Medicaid program
By Dustin Pugel Special to NKyTribune By several measures, Kentucky has been the nation’s biggest winner from the Affordable Care…
Bill Straub: To no one’s surprise, under GOP health plan, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
WASHINGTON – If, as Forrest Gump’s mom was fond of saying, “Stupid is as stupid does,’’ there is a whole…
October 6 forum in Covington seeks to educate public, obtain feedback on proposed Medicaid Waiver
A coalition of health care advocates will host a handful of forums statewide in order to inform communities and get…
Col Owens: Kentucky should keep the Medicaid expansion as it is; say no to KyHealth alternative
I am a recently retired Senior Attorney from the Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio. During my career I concentrated…
Commentary: Boone County Fiscal Court needs to increase employee contribution to healthcare plan
By Robert Cicero Special to NKyTribune Last year the Boone County Fiscal Court’s administrative staff finally proposed a budget that…
Former Gov. Beshear fights back — forms tax-exempt organization to oppose Bevin’s disconnect of Kynect
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Steve Beshear, the Democrat who was the only Southern governor to expand Medicaid and…
Poll: Kentuckians want next governor, legislature to work on reducing health costs, improving health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Reducing the costs of health care and improving the state’s health are two of…