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...

State health plan provides free or low- cost diabetic meds and supplies; study finds program improves employees' health

Kentucky.gov photo An analysis of Kentucky's state-employee health insurance plan, which provides free or reduced-cost diabetic medicati...

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...

Study of Ind. Medicaid, proposed model for Ky., finds more than half of enrollees missed paying a premium and thus lost coverage

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's plan to change Medicaid would require poor people to pay small, income-based premiums...

Beshear joins lawsuit to defend Obamacare cost-sharing subsidies; D.C. appeals court to consider request Monday

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear and 15 of his counterparts have filed a motion aimed at maint...

Low-income adults in Medicaid expansion in Kentucky and Arkansas report better health and medical care, study finds

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two states that expanded Medicaid through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act showed a 41...

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...

Rich-poor divide grows in oral health; Ky. ranks 2nd in seniors with no natural teeth; what's your county's toothless rate?

The rich-poor divide is causing many impoverished rural residents to forgo oral health care, or resort to having teeth pulled rather than pa...

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...

Citing Barr's vote for Republican health-care bill, Democrats in Sixth District try to drum up electoral opposition for him next year

Colmon Eldridge and Nancy Jo Kemper talked after speaking at the event. A Democratic-oriented political group is trying to drum up oppositio...

Price transparency in health care is thwarted by providers and others who want to keep deals secret; crowdsourcing may help

Trudy Lieberman People seeking information on costs of health procedures are frustrated by the lack of clarity from medical providers. Thing...

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...