Princess Health and Medicaid stakeholders OK with healthy behavior incentives, oppose penalizing recipients who don't take part in cost sharing. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Medicaid stakeholders OK with healthy behavior incentives, oppose penalizing recipients who don't take part in cost sharing. Princessiccia

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By Melissa Patrick and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsGroups of people concerned about...

Princess Health and Hard-fought bill to protect independent pharmacies passes Senate committee; would regulate pharmacy benefit managers. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Hard-fought bill to protect independent pharmacies passes Senate committee; would regulate pharmacy benefit managers. Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsUpdate March 28: SB 117 passed the Senate...

Princess Health and Republican legislators question cabinet's figures on managed-care payments and cost projections for Medicaid expansion.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Republican legislators question cabinet's figures on managed-care payments and cost projections for Medicaid expansion.Princessiccia

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Audrey Haynes (cn|2 image) "When Audrey Haynes sat down before the legislature�s...

Princess Health andKentucky re-bidding Medicaid managed care contracts to address complaints of patients, advocates and health-care providers.Princessiccia

Princess Health andKentucky re-bidding Medicaid managed care contracts to address complaints of patients, advocates and health-care providers.Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsState officials are re-bidding Medicaid managed-care...

Princess Health andAuditor will hold meetings in Prestonsburg, Princeton and Somerset to discuss his report on financial status of rural hospitals.Princessiccia

Princess Health andAuditor will hold meetings in Prestonsburg, Princeton and Somerset to discuss his report on financial status of rural hospitals.Princessiccia

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State Auditor Adam Edelen will hold three public meetings in rural communities to...

Princess Health andUp to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough.Princessiccia

Princess Health andUp to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough.Princessiccia

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By Melissa Patrick and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsFor a video of Edelen's press...

Princess Health andHealth reform law has been good for hospital finances, health-care costs, Obama administration says.Princessiccia

Princess Health andHealth reform law has been good for hospital finances, health-care costs, Obama administration says.Princessiccia

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U.S. hospitals have saved billions of dollars because the federal health-reform...

Princess Health and Princess Health andWellCare of Kentucky removes co-pays for most Medicaid members and offers to pay for GED course for many.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andWellCare of Kentucky removes co-pays for most Medicaid members and offers to pay for GED course for many.Princessiccia

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WellCare Health Plans Inc. is improving its Medicaid benefits in Kentucky by removing...

Princess Health and Princess Health andMost Kentucky Medicaid members are allowed to switch managed-care organizations until June 18.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andMost Kentucky Medicaid members are allowed to switch managed-care organizations until June 18.Princessiccia

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Kentucky citizens with traditional Medicaid coverage may switch to a different managed-care...

Princess Health and State officials tell health-care providers to meet with managed-care companies to get paid, say new system is improving health.Princessiccia

Princess Health and State officials tell health-care providers to meet with managed-care companies to get paid, say new system is improving health.Princessiccia

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By Molly Burchett and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsAt the latest in a series of forums on...

Princess Health and Kentucky Spirit can't terminate its Medicaid contract with the state a year early without facing fines, judge rules.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentucky Spirit can't terminate its Medicaid contract with the state a year early without facing fines, judge rules.Princessiccia

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By Molly BurchettKentucky Health NewsA Frankfort circuit judge ruled Friday that...

Princess Health and Judge orders Medicaid managed-care firm to pay for school health services, including $8 million in claims; appeal possible.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Judge orders Medicaid managed-care firm to pay for school health services, including $8 million in claims; appeal possible.Princessiccia

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Medicaid managed care company Kentucky Spirit must cover preventive care services...

Princess Health and Beshear vetoes prompt-pay bill but takes several steps to address problems in Medicaid; he and Haynes say it's working.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Beshear vetoes prompt-pay bill but takes several steps to address problems in Medicaid; he and Haynes say it's working.Princessiccia

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Gov. Steve Beshear has vetoed the bill designed to make Medicaid managed-care firms...

Princess Health and Will Kentucky expand Medicaid, and if so, how?.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Will Kentucky expand Medicaid, and if so, how?.Princessiccia

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By Molly BurchettKentucky Health NewsKentucky is one of the last states to decide...

Princess Health and Senate sends bill for prompt payment by managed-care firms to Beshear, who won't say whether he will sign or veto it.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Senate sends bill for prompt payment by managed-care firms to Beshear, who won't say whether he will sign or veto it.Princessiccia

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A bill aimed at resolving payment disputes between medical providers and Medicaid...

Princess Health and State Auditor Edelen says state must fix managed-care issues that have put rural hospitals and providers on brink of survival.Princessiccia

Princess Health and State Auditor Edelen says state must fix managed-care issues that have put rural hospitals and providers on brink of survival.Princessiccia

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State Auditor Adam Edelen said last week that shoring up the financial base for...

Princess Health and Managed care, pension payments causing problems for community mental health centers; Edelen, C-J call for changes.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Managed care, pension payments causing problems for community mental health centers; Edelen, C-J call for changes.Princessiccia

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"Kentucky mental health centers are cutting back services and struggling to assist...

Princess Health and Legislature eases physician assistant rules; nurse practitioners' prescription power, Medicaid prompt-payment bills, others linger.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Legislature eases physician assistant rules; nurse practitioners' prescription power, Medicaid prompt-payment bills, others linger.Princessiccia

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By Molly Burchett and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsThe Kentucky General Assembly...

Princess Health and House sends Senate pill-mill and Medicaid managed-care fixes.Princessiccia

Princess Health and House sends Senate pill-mill and Medicaid managed-care fixes.Princessiccia

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The state House yesterday approved without dissent two bills aimed at improving...

Princess Health and Bill to make Medicaid managed-care firms pay up, and more promptly, nears final form in House and will get attention in Senate.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Bill to make Medicaid managed-care firms pay up, and more promptly, nears final form in House and will get attention in Senate.Princessiccia

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By Molly Burchett and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsThe complaints by many health-care...