Kentucky Tea Party Activists Ask Judge to Decide Health Exchange Lawsuit
Tea party activists have asked a judge to resolve a lawsuit over the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange by granting a summary judgment.Irvine attorney Michael Dean filed a motion Thursday...
View ArticleDebate over Health-Care Law Breaks Out at Kentucky Ham Breakfast
Sen. Mitch McConnell and Gov. Steve Beshear squared off in a heated debate about the federal health-care law at the Kentucky Country Ham Breakfast.The Democratic governor said Thursday the Affordable...
View ArticleBeshear Says Most Uninsured Kentuckians Will Qualify for Subsidies for...
Governor Beshear says most of Kentucky’s uninsured residents would qualify for discounts on health insurance purchased on the state’s new health exchange. Speaking Tuesday in Frankfort, said at least...
View ArticleKentucky's Health Benefits Exchange Ready for Debut
After more than a year of preparation, Kentucky is set to begin signing up the uninsured for health coverage Tuesday through an online marketplace. The health benefits exchange offers a variety of...
View ArticleSome Glitches Reported on Day One of Kentucky's Health Exchange
Tuesday was the inaugural day for Kentucky's Health Benefits Exchange. The Kynect website went live at 12 a.m. Tuesday, and according to the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 24,000 people...
View ArticleKentucky's Health Insurance Exchange Board Will Meet, Rename Exchange
The advisory board tasked with overseeing Kentucky's health insurance exchange is set to have its first meeting Thursday. The 19-member board is made up of public officials, insurance executives,...
View ArticleKentucky Needs More Doctors Ahead of Medicaid Expansion
The planned expansion of Kentucky's Medicaid program coupled with a push to help the uninsured obtain health coverage could exacerbate the state's shortage of physicians, according to a report released...
View ArticleKentucky Tea Party Wins Round in Lawsuit Over Health Care Reform
The tea party has won the first round in a lawsuit that questions the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange that Gov. Steve Beshear set up last year by executive order.Franklin County...
View ArticleWith Deadline Approaching, Nearly 300,000 Kentuckians Have Signed Up for...
The vast majority of Kentucky's health benefit exchange enrollees are signing up for coverage under Medicaid.Numbers released Thursday by the state show 80 percent of those who have signed up for...
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