Kentucky to expand school-based healthcare services for children — including mental health
Gov. Matt Bevin announced that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), in partnership with the Kentucky Department of…
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BBB Trends: It’s Military Appreciation Month, veterans; advice — beware of pension poachers
By Sandra Guile Better Business Bureau May is National Military Appreciation Month, an observance that encourages citizens to honor current…
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…
Bill Straub: Here come the judges — and, thank the Constitution, they have important role in democracy
WASHINGTON – Gov. Matt “Yosemite Sam’’ Bevin appears to have a bit of a problem with the U.S. Constitution, at…
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…
Kentucky Attorney General’s office launches investigation into inflated prescription drug prices
The office of Attorney General Andy Beshear has launched an investigation into allegations that state pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have overcharged…
Kentuckians use too many antibiotics; No. 1 in the nation, campaign started to reduce inappropriate use
Kentucky Health News Kentucky has the highest rate of antibiotic use in the United States, and the University of Louisville…
State senate to take up two separate bills proposing additions to Medicaid coverage
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Two new bills introduced in the Kentucky Senate would require Medicaid to cover dental…
AG’s office secures more than $5M for KY from Medicaid fraud settlement with dialysis provider
The Kentucky Office of the Attorney General is returning more than $5 million to the Kentucky Medicaid program from 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…
Budget Director Chilton sends letter to legislators on critical budget items that need attention now
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky lawmakers are in recess until Feb. 5, but State Budget Director John Chilton sent…
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 has approval for new rules for Medicaid participants, including some ‘work’ requirements
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The federal government has again approved new rules for some of…
Bill Straub: McConnell breaking through bottom of barrel, blaming ‘entitlements’ for growth of deficit
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Leader Mitch “Root-‘n-Branch’’ McConnell is no longer scraping the bottom of the political barrel. No, it…
Opinion: Medicaid expansion has made a positive impact on rural Kentucky communities
By Emily Beauregard Medicaid expansion has made an overwhelmingly positive impact on rural Kentucky. Our state was among the top…
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…
Panel tells legislative committee Kentucky Medicaid faces nearly $300 million 2-year shortfall
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky’s Medicaid program faces a massive shortfall over the next two years, according to a…
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…
Nicotine replacement therapy products available for Kentuckians who want to quit smoking
Kentuckians who want to quit smoking have at least two dozen sources for free and low-cost nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products….
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….