By Muhammad Lukman Sunday, May 21, 2017 Congress health insurance Medicaid obamacare politics 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...
By Muhammad Lukman Saturday, May 20, 2017 attorney general health costs health insurance insurance exchange obamacare Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 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...
By Muhammad Lukman Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Congress health insurance insurance Medicaid obamacare Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rural health rural hospitals 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...
By Muhammad Lukman 12:56 PM Congress federal government health care costs health insurance obamacare Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act politics polls 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...
By Muhammad Lukman Friday, May 5, 2017 Congress health insurance Medicaid obamacare Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act politics seniors 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...
By Muhammad Lukman Thursday, May 4, 2017 Congress health insurance Medicaid obamacare Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act poverty 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...
By Muhammad Lukman Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Congress health insurance insurance Medicaid obamacare politics rural health rural-urban disparities 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...
By Muhammad Lukman Sunday, April 23, 2017 dental care dentistry health insurance Medicaid obamacare optometry Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act vision vision care working poor Proposed changes in Medicaid, especially making beneficiaries earn dental and vision benefits, alarm them and health advocates Family Health Centers in Louisville built a dental clinic after Medicaid expanded; under proposed changes people in the expansion would have...