McConnell says he doesn't know how he will get votes to repeal and replace Obamacare; his Republican colleagues turn gloomy

Mitch McConnell ( Reuters photo by Joshua Roberts) " U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he does not yet kn...

This week, Sen. Mitch McConnell can start making decisions about what Senate Republicans will put in their health bill

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's role in the national health debate "will come into sharp relief this week," Burgess Everett and Je...

Trump budget will include big cuts to Medicaid, maybe work rules

The detailed budget that the Trump administration will release Tuesday will contain big cuts to Medicaid, reflecting the approach of the hea...

Paul tells doctors and officials at Ashland hospital, a beneficiary of Medicaid expansion, that the country can't afford to keep it

Sen. Rand Paul at the hospital. ( Daily Independent photo by Rachel Adkins) The nation can't afford to continue the expansion of Medica...

Liberal-leaning group says that if Senate passes House health bill, or big parts of it, results will be dire for millions in rural America

Photo: businessinsider.com People who have health insurance through the Medicaid expansion are at great risk of losing their coverage if the...

McConnell says all Senate Republicans are working on health bill, invites Democrats to join them

McConnell used a graphic on the floor to drive home his point. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that all Republican senat...

Yarmuth says McConnell won't let a health bill get a Senate vote for fear it would backfire on Republican senators

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the U.S. Senate is working on its own health-care bill, but Kentucky's only Democrat in Congress sa...

At town hall in Benton, U.S. Rep. James Comer defends and explains his vote for House Republican health-care legislation

UPDATE, May 21: The Washington Post 's Chico Harlan has a more detailed report on Comer's town halls in Benton, Albany, Edmonton an...

Senate's health bill could vary significantly from House's; process will be a test of McConnell's relationship with Trump

Photo by Mark Wilson, Getty Images What will the U.S. Senate, led by Kentucky's Mitch McConnell, do with the health legislation that the...

House sends Senate bill that would abolish Medicaid expansion and open door to higher premiums for pre-existing conditions

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The health-care bill passed Thursday by House Republicans would end the expansion of Medicaid in 2020, limi...

Rep. Yarmuth tells health advocates how to fix ACA: restore and maintain subsidies, offer public option to help small, rural counties

Dustin Pugel and Rep. Yarmuth at the meeting (AARP Ky. photo) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Congress needs to maintain subsidies...

With pushes from Obama administration, Kentucky schools focused more on health; example: less junk food is available

Lexington Herald-Leader file photo Sugary drinks, fatty snacks and chocolate candy are becoming harder to buy in Kentucky schools, which are...

How Medicaid came to cover 1 in 3 people in Ky., 1 in 5 in U.S., and how it could be changed despite health bill's failure

Medicaid is the main reason many more people have health insurance, especially in Kentucky. These New York Times maps are interactive, with ...

Health bill seems dead for this year, but changes are likely anyway in Medicaid and perhaps in private, subsidized insurance

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News What does the failure of the bill to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, bet...

After meeting with Trump, Rep. Andy Barr tells town meeting that he will vote 'enthusiastically' for Republican health-reform bill

Lexington Herald-Leader video A day after meeting with President Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr of Lexington told constituents Satur...

New Medicaid boss, mentor Pence and Trump seek changes in program like some Bevin has asked her agency to approve for Ky.

Seema Verma  ( Getty Images ) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The newly confirmed director of the nation's Medicaid program quickly ser...