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Medicaid overhaul looks to lower hospital prices
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (49+ words) WHAS11 Medicaid overhaul looks to lower hospital prices To stream WHAS11 on your phone, you need the WHAS11 app. Download the WHAS11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You Leave, Check This Out...
Trump will unveil a deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices
3+ week, 1+ day ago (679+ words) President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a deal with drugmaker Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products as part of the White House's signature drug pricing initiative. The deal involves Regeneron lowering the prices of all its current…...
Lawmakers set aside $200 M for Kentucky healthcare, with one condition
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (55+ words) whas11. com Lawmakers set aside $200 M for Kentucky healthcare, with one condition To stream WHAS11 on your phone, you need the WHAS11 app. Download the WHAS11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You Leave, Check This…...
Mc Garvey bill eliminates drug copays for 270, 000 Kentucky seniors
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (54+ words) WHAS11 Mc Garvey bill eliminates drug copays for 270, 000 Kentucky seniors To stream WHAS11 on your phone, you need the WHAS11 app. Download the WHAS11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You Leave, Check This Out...
State health insurance premiums would spike under draft budget plan, Kentucky educators warn
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (440+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. " The Kentucky Education Association, the state's largest labor organization, is sounding the alarm over a draft budget it says would cause health insurance premiums to spike for state workers " including public school teachers, school bus drivers, and state…...
Blue Cross Blue Shield to begin paying $2. 6 B after class-action lawsuit: Are you eligible?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (207+ words) CHICAGO " Letters and emails are going out to people across the country, telling them they may soon receive settlement payments as part of a massive class-action agreement involving Blue Cross Blue Shield." The payments stem from an antitrust lawsuit fought…...
New Metro Government employees may get day-one health insurance under proposed legislation
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (302+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. " New legislation could help new city employees get health insurance on day one. Councilwoman Josie Raymond, D-10, and Councilman JP Lyninger, D-6, filed the legislation on Monday. Right now, new employees have to wait until the first day of the…...
Kentucky ambulance providers say low insurance reimbursements create a staffing crisis
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (440+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. " Ambulance providers say insurance companies aren't paying up, leading to emergency medic shortages " especially in rural areas, sometimes leaving communities with no ambulance service at all. Even emergency medical services in cities are finding tight budgets as a…...
Indiana hospitals warn of $1 B losses as rising visits strain slim budgets
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (59+ words) whas11. com Indiana hospitals warn of $1 B losses as rising visits strain slim budgets To stream WHAS11 on your phone, you need the WHAS11 app. Download the WHAS11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You Leave,…...
'People just can't afford these prices' | Louisville clinic warns of premium hikes as insurance subsidies expire
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (429+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. " Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that lowered the cost of insurance premiums for millions of Americans expired on New Year's Eve. Insurance navigators at Family Health Centers in Louisville fear the cost of healthcare for some Kentuckians will…...