Health
Benefit cuts announced following Medicaid ruling
Gov. Matt Bevin's administration is cutting dental and vision coverage for nearly a half-million Kentuckians after his Medicaid overhaul plan was rejected in court.
Jul 2, 2018
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Medicaid Expansion increased low-income patient access to kidney transplants
After states expanded Medicaid to cover more low-income individuals under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there was a significant boost in the number of chronic kidney disease patients with Medicaid coverage who were placed ...
Jun 21, 2018
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Medicaid work requirements and health savings accounts may impact people's coverage
Current experimental approaches in Medicaid programs—including requirements to pay premiums, contribute to health savings accounts, or to work—may lead to unintended consequences for patient coverage and access, such ...
Jun 20, 2018
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Frequent use of the ER fell after the Affordable Care Act
The odds of being a frequent user of California's emergency departments dropped in the two years following the implementation of major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in January 2014, according to a new study ...
Jun 12, 2018
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Surgery
Medicaid expansion ups access to rehab in young adults with injury
(HealthDay)—For young adults hospitalized for injury, the first year of implementation of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act correlated with significant increases in Medicaid coverage, reductions in lack of ...
Jun 9, 2018
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Coverage increased after ACA for patients with diabetes
(HealthDay)—For adults aged 18 to 64 years with diabetes, there was an increase in health insurance coverage after implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a study published online Feb. 23 in Diabetes ...
Mar 1, 2018
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Surgery
Medicaid expansion in Kentucky improves breast cancer care for women 20 to 64 years old
Since passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, 32 states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid coverage, with the federal government picking up the tab for the increased costs. In Kentucky, one of the Medicaid ...
Feb 12, 2018
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Surgery
Medicaid expansion linked with better, more timely surgical care
The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion was linked to better access to surgery and higher quality surgical care, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Jan 24, 2018
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Medicaid work requirements could cost the government more in the long run
After the Trump administration gave states permission to impose new restrictions on Medicaid eligibility, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin wasted no time.
Jan 23, 2018
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State Medicaid expansions led to more prenatal care for low-income mothers
The Medicaid expansions for low-income parents that took place in 34 states between 1996 and 2011 led to a 2.3 percent decrease in the uninsured rate among women who already had a child and became pregnant again, and a 7.9 ...
Dec 28, 2017
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