KY Health and Family Services chief to retire August 1, Dr. Steven Stack named to head department
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander will retire Aug. 1, Gov….
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Medicaid work requirement changes could further depress Kentucky communities
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Some Kentucky lawmakers want to make it mandatory for some Medicaid participants in Kentucky…
Flurry of ‘barge bills,’ others head to Governor’s desk as House works deep into the night
This story mentions suicide. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988. By Liam Niemeyer, McKenna Horsley and Sarah Ladd Kentucky…
Kentucky Medicaid changes expand medical transportation access for those in need
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Kentucky has made some changes to expand access to free transportation for people who…
Kentucky one of few states that kept children from Medicaid cuts; state focused on protecting coverage
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Kentucky is among a handful of states that lost only a small percentage of children…
Union doctor one of two sentenced to federal prison for role in healthcare fraud scheme
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The owner and the medical director of the Northern Kentucky Center for Pain Relief in…
Lost in the mix of Medicaid ‘unwinding’: Kentucky cut off her health care over a clerical error
By Rachana Pradhan KFF Health News The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a…
Col Owens: It’s time for honest conversation about work and wages, and their affect on our society
We need an honest dialogue about work and wages in our political discourse. It’s time to lay out the facts…
Medicare, Medicaid to require vaccines for all nursing home staff; Ky. has sixth lowest staff vaccination rate
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Biden administration has announced all nursing homes who get Medicare and Medicaid payments…
Dr. Julie Daftari: Kentucky needs to continue worthwhile conversation about telehealth
For Kentucky, one outcome of the COVID-19 crisis is the increasing and worthwhile dialogue about telehealth – which may enable…
Kentucky Youth Advocates applauds CHFS for leveraging federal funds for school health services
Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, applauds the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, for leveraging federal funds…
OAG says fraudulent medical billing scams targeting Kentuckians; families urged to provide information
Following reports from Kentuckians, Attorney General Andy Beshear has issued a scam alert to warn of medical billing scams targeting…
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…
Lawsuit refiled in federal court challenges re-approved work requirements to Medicaid
More than a dozen Kentuckians enrolled in Medicaid re-filed their lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging its re-approval of work…
Advocates concerned over rise of uninsured children in Kentucky, as 41,000 now have no coverage
By Mary Kuhlman Public News Service For the first time in nearly a decade, the number of children without health…
State moves ahead on Kentucky HEALTH plan that federal judge has vacated; hoping for waiver
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Though Kentucky’s proposed Medicaid plan was vacated by a federal judge just days before…
Ky federal judge dismisses Bevin’s counterclaim against 16 Medicaid beneficiaries over his plan
Kentucky Health News A federal judge in Kentucky dismissed Monday a lawsuit that amounted to a counterclaim by Gov. Matt…
Deadline near to speak on Kentucky HEALTH work mandate for Medicaid beneficiaries; comment now
By Mary Kuhlman Public News Service Time is short for Kentuckians to weigh in on the state’s request to mandate…
Pew Trusts: Kentucky among several red states willing to expand Medicaid in exchange for work
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Stateline’s 2018 Legislative Review. By Christine Vestal Pew Charitable Trusts Kentucky Republican Gov….
State says providers have ‘misinterpreted’ guidelines for Medicaid for pregnant women, children
Staff report The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services said pregnant women and children are eligible to receive all…
State scrambling to deal with fallout from court ruling on the Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid plan
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Cabinet for Health and Family Services scrambles to deal with the fallout…
John Schickel: KY HEALTH, part of state’s Medicaid program, means able-bodied recipients contribute
Benjamin Franklin is said to have said “when people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end…
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