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Adults 19 to 64 who have Medicaid through expansion in Ohio, North Carolina, Utah, West Virginia, Kentucky and Michigan must show 80 hours a month of activity, or income of at least $580 a month, to keep coverage under work rules that start in 2027. Five of the six states start Jan. 1, while Michigan […] The post Medicaid adults 19 to 64 in Ohio, North Carolina, Utah, West Virginia, Kentucky and Michigan must show 80 hours of activity or $580 a month in income under 2027 work rules appeared first on The Money Overview .
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A woman who says she worked for Kentucky drug rehabilitation provider Addiction Recovery Care until recently says she quit because of repeated paycheck delays. Kim Hollingsworth said the pay delays are not the only problem for employees of the company, also known as ARC. The provider...
Humana Medicare Advantage members who get care at Ephraim McDowell Health in Kentucky could lose in-network access on Feb. 1, 2027, if the health system and the insurer do not sign a new agreement. The health system’s notice applies only to Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare’s yearly plan-switch window closes Dec. 7, nearly two months […] The post Humana Medicare Advantage members could lose Ephraim McDowell Health in Kentucky on Feb. 1, 2027 without a new deal, and the Dec. 7 plan switch deadline arrives first appeared first on The Money Overview .
Cara Ellis was 27 when she got health insurance — which she’d gone without most of her life — through an expansion of Medicaid that allowed more, low-income adults to enroll in the government plan. Now Ellis, 39, a Pikeville native and senior at Morehead State University, said she’s worried she could lose coverage under […]
Adults covered by Medicaid expansion in Montana, Colorado, Kentucky and Ohio will have to renew their coverage every six months starting in 2027, instead of once a year. In Montana, some people’s next renewal is also being moved up. A case whose last renewal was completed in August 2026 would come due in February 2027 […]
Kaiser Napa-Solano removed every condition on buprenorphine over a decade. Federal rules moved the same way, while Kentucky still requires a behavioral program. Conditions once came first: When Dr. Charles Whitehill joined Kaiser’s Napa-Solano program in 2014, buprenorphine patients had to enter treatment, attend group, and abstain from other substances.
Housing, Medicaid and workforce development are top issues for Kentucky’s Republican legislative leaders heading into the 2027 session. Senate President Robert Stivers and House Speaker David Osborne joined a conversation Wednesday led by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Both are Republicans; their party currently holds the majority in both the House and the Senate.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Several Med Center Health practices and providers have been recognized as “Best in Bowling Green” by the Bowling Green Daily News. Med Center Health says it congratulates the providers, managers, support staff and others whose work helped earn these honors. The winners include the following, according to Med Center Health:
HARTFORD, Ky. (WFIE) - Work is officially underway on a new place for Ohio County residents to access health care services. Owensboro Health celebrated the groundbreaking of its new healthplex facility. The plan is to build a nearly 12,000-square-foot building that will bring primary care, specialty care, lab services and...
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Medical Center at Bowling Green has received the UK HealthCare & Norton Healthcare Stroke Care Network’s 2026 Distinguished Poster Award for its quality improvement project, “Improving Thrombolytic Documentation Compliance in the Emergency Department.”. According to a release by Med Center Health, The...
Kentucky Medicaid will pay for only one month of medical bills from before the application date for adults 19 to 64 who qualify by income, starting Jan. 1, 2027. Today the program can reach back up to three months. Everyone else who applies, including people 65 and older, will get a two-month window, the Kentucky […] The post Kentucky Medicaid will cover only one month of past medical bills for adults 19 to 64 who qualify by income starting Jan. 1, 2027, down from three months appeared first on The Money Overview .
OHIO COUNTY, Ky. (WEHT) — A plot of land just off of I-165 is vacant and empty but soon it will be home to the new Ohio County Healthplex, bringing together Owensboro Health Services closer to home for residents in the area. “The more gas we can fill in the community to better serve our […]
Barren-Metcalfe Emergency Medical Services plans to open a new ambulance station at 31 Matthews Mill Road in Haywood. Dr. Joe Middleton, the service’s executive director and chief executive officer, said the station will help reduce response times in southern Barren County once fully operational. A soft opening is scheduled...
At the recent NCQA Health Innovation Summit, executives from UofL Health and Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky., gave a presentation about how they combined data infrastructure and governance with workflow redesign to improve Medicaid quality across adult and pediatric populations. During a follow-up discussion with Healthcare Innovation, Robert Hayes, UofL Health’s value-based purchasing manager, and Amanda Elhart, associate director of clinical performance and impact at consultancy Sellers Dorsey, went into detail about what made the arrangement work.
DANVILLE, Ky. — Patients with Humana Medicare Advantage plans could face changes in their health care coverage at Ephraim McDowell Health beginning next year if the health system and insurer […]
HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – Three Tri-State hospitals have been ranked as one of the best in state hospitals for Kentucky and Indiana, according to Newsweek. In a list of the top 800 hospitals across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Ascension St. Vincent was ranked sixth in the Hoosier State. Owensboro and Greenville […]
The Town Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant was first built in 1967. On Friday, the City of Bardstown celebrated recent expansions and upgrades to the treatment plant. Last week, business leaders, city council members and community members visited the new and improved Town Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. The ribbon cutting marked a new chapter for the plant as the expansion increased capacity — expanding a necessary resource for the community.
MAYSVILLE, Ky. (WKRC) - Patients in Northern Kentucky now have another place to access medical cannabis. The Speakeasy Dispensary in Maysville held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to mark its opening. Kentucky now has 47 medical cannabis businesses open statewide, including 27 dispensaries spread across all of the state’s dispensary...