Trump meets with 'victims' of Obamacare, one from Louisville

President Trump talks about healthcare at Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport on Wednesday. Dan Withrow and his family, of Louisville, ...

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Senate GOP health bill would dramatically roll back Medicaid

Kentucky Health News The health bill that Senate Republicans will unveil Thursday "would reshape a big piece of the U.S. health-care...

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Medicare-Medicaid agency gives a much more favorable score to the House health bill than the Congressional Budget Office did

House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks about the bill as Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and others watch. ( CNN image) By Melissa Patrick Ken...

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Bevin declines to join bipartisan group of governors' call for continuation of formula used to fund state Medicaid programs

By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bipartisan group of governors, including Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, is asking Congress...

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Senate health bill expected Thur., McConnell says; could stretch Medicaid expansion but then cut program more than House bill

By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Senate Republicans plan to make their repeal-and-replace-Obamacare bill public on Thurs...

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Some Republican senators, including Rand Paul, don't like Mitch McConnell's strategy of drafting health bill in secret

Kentucky Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell continues to catch heat from Democrats, and dissatisfaction from some Republican...

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McConnell defends private drafting of health bill; Paul opposes his plan to delay end of Medicaid expansion from 2020 to 2023

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky defended Senate Republicans' secret drafting of a new health-care law Tuesday, saying commit...

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In few other states are rural and small-town adults as dependent on Medicaid as they are in Kentucky, study shows

The study has an interactive map that gives county-by-county data. A screenshot highlights Bell County, which had the highest share of adul...

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Democrats slam McConnell's strategy for passing health bill; his office says they will be free to offer amendments

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has laid a fast track for Senate Republicans to pass a h...

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Uncertainty about federal health law leads Ky. to extend filing deadline again; Anthem exits Ohio; states cut deals with insurers

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Uncertainty continues to surround the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's market for in...

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Senate health plan would extend Medicaid expansion past 2020; McConnell sounds more optimistic; aide says Paul's mind is open

The health bill being drafted by Republican senators would extend the Medicaid expansion beyond 2020, the ending date in the health bill the...

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Healthy California Act Passes State Senate, Moves To Assembly

SB 562, the Healthy California Act for single payer healthcare passed the California State Senate by a vote of 23-14.   Next stop for the b...

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Interactive TrumpCare Premium Increase Map

The Century Foundation has released an interactive premium map based on CBO projections if the AHCA (TrumpCare) were to become law. On M...

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Blue Shield Tops Covered CA Enrollments

California Healthline reports that Blue Shield of California has the highest share of enrollees in Covered California Health Benefits Exchan...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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