Health News
- Medicaid Expansion Boosts Preventive Care
More Kentuckians than ever are using preventive care services since the state expanded Medicaid on Jan. 1, reports FamiliesUSA, a lobby for federal health reform that included the expansion. Recent data from the state Cabinet for Health and Family...
- Beshear Budget Would Expand Oral Health, Cancer Screening, Brain-injury Treatment And Alternatives To Institutionalization
Gov. Steve Beshear's proposed state budget includes money to expand oral health programs, screening for cervical and breast cancer, treatment for Kentuckians with brain injuries and programs to held disabled people stay in their homes or communities....
- Despite Problems, Managed Care Saved State $190 Million In Six Months, Official Says
Though there have been plenty of bumps in the state's move to managed care for 820,000 Kentuckians on Medicaid, Health and Family Services Cabinet Secretary Audrey Haynes told lawmakers Wednesday it has saved the state $190 million in just...
- Medicaid's Move To Managed Care Delayed Until Nov. 1; Hospitals Need More Time To Sign Contracts
The move to managed care, which the state has touted as the answer to improve the quality of its Medicaid system and solve a budget deficit, has been delayed by a month in response to the Kentucky Hospital Association saying hospitals need more time to...
- Legislators Question If Medicaid Is Ready For Managed Care
"State lawmakers on Thursday questioned whether the state has the resources and expertise to oversee moving the $6 billion Medicaid program to private, for-profit managed care companies," Beth Musgrave of the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. Staff of...
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Cabinet seeks proposals for managed-care Medicaid services
Acting on Gov. Steve Beshear's promise to moved to managed care for Medicaid recipients in order to lower costs, implemented by the recent special session of the General Assembly, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is asking organizations to submit proposals to provide physical, mental and dental health care services for Kentuckians on Medicaid.
The goal is to improve health care outcomes, particularly in the areas of diabetes, coronary artery disease, colon cancer, cervical cancer, behavioral health, prenatal care and oral hygiene. The effort also also aims to lower costs, improve coordination of care and reduce overuse of services such as unnecessary visits to emergency rooms. Responses to the request for proposals are due May 25, and the cabinet says contracts should be in place by July 1. (Read more)
The goal is to improve health care outcomes, particularly in the areas of diabetes, coronary artery disease, colon cancer, cervical cancer, behavioral health, prenatal care and oral hygiene. The effort also also aims to lower costs, improve coordination of care and reduce overuse of services such as unnecessary visits to emergency rooms. Responses to the request for proposals are due May 25, and the cabinet says contracts should be in place by July 1. (Read more)
- Medicaid Expansion Boosts Preventive Care
More Kentuckians than ever are using preventive care services since the state expanded Medicaid on Jan. 1, reports FamiliesUSA, a lobby for federal health reform that included the expansion. Recent data from the state Cabinet for Health and Family...
- Beshear Budget Would Expand Oral Health, Cancer Screening, Brain-injury Treatment And Alternatives To Institutionalization
Gov. Steve Beshear's proposed state budget includes money to expand oral health programs, screening for cervical and breast cancer, treatment for Kentuckians with brain injuries and programs to held disabled people stay in their homes or communities....
- Despite Problems, Managed Care Saved State $190 Million In Six Months, Official Says
Though there have been plenty of bumps in the state's move to managed care for 820,000 Kentuckians on Medicaid, Health and Family Services Cabinet Secretary Audrey Haynes told lawmakers Wednesday it has saved the state $190 million in just...
- Medicaid's Move To Managed Care Delayed Until Nov. 1; Hospitals Need More Time To Sign Contracts
The move to managed care, which the state has touted as the answer to improve the quality of its Medicaid system and solve a budget deficit, has been delayed by a month in response to the Kentucky Hospital Association saying hospitals need more time to...
- Legislators Question If Medicaid Is Ready For Managed Care
"State lawmakers on Thursday questioned whether the state has the resources and expertise to oversee moving the $6 billion Medicaid program to private, for-profit managed care companies," Beth Musgrave of the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. Staff of...