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Center for Open Government: The General Assembly initiated the …

WEBA BHP is the state-level equivalent of the “public option”— a government-sponsored health insurance plan. According to the medical journal Health Affairs, “the …

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UofL Health sitting on $320 million in cash; CEO claims it cannot

WEBTherefore, UofL Health is sitting on a pile of cash equal to 70% of what the state has tucked away to help balance the books.) According to their end of the year …

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Center for Open Government: Beshear administration's effort to …

WEBAn effort by the Beshear administration to launch a government-sponsored health plan is well underway and being vetted by legislative committees. Officials from …

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Center for Open Government: Beshear administration hits pause …

WEBWhile the policy, known as the basic health program (BHP), was included in the Affordable Care Act, only Minnesota and New York took advantage, and it has been …

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Center for Open Government: Louisville Business First raises …

WEBUofL Health twice denied Louisville Business First’s requests for unaudited, year-to-date financial records for fiscal 2020 — on July 1 and Oct. 8. The organization …

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Center for Open Government: Transparency crucial to the …

WEBThe Bluegrass Institute’s Center for Open Government believes transparency is crucial during the implementation of this massive health care merger. It …

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Center for Open Government: Unpacking the UofL Health loan …

WEBLikely lost in yesterday’s slew of University of Louisville breaking news was a release from the Governor’s Office headlined "UofL Health to Expedite Repayment of …

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Prescription-drug policy: Don't give the FDA power over standards …

WEBWhile Kentucky Senator and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposal to raise the legal age of purchasing tobacco has received a large share of attention …

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Center for Open Government: Use of consultant raises questions …

WEBA detail in a recent post related to the award of Kentucky's Medicaid Managed Care contracts caught the Center's eye.. Kentucky Health News reported …

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Governor's Medicaid power play hits providers and most needy …

WEBOn Friday, the Health and Family Services Cabinet Cabinet issued public notice for Medicaid rate reductions to take effect April 1 if no budget agreement is …

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Center for Open Government: Humana files lawsuit against state …

WEBKentucky health insurance giant Humana filed suit today in Franklin circuit court alleging “breach of contract” by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in the …

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Health status insurance worth considering — The Bluegrass …

WEBPresident Barack Obama and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear seem to be of like mind when it comes to expanding government's role in health insurance. A Cato …

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Center for Open Government: 'Appearance of impropriety' may …

WEBAs we reported last week, the Kentucky Appeals Court overturned a decision by the Franklin Circuit Court that would have required the Cabinet for Health …

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Center for Open Government: $19.4 million in CARES Act funds …

WEBFinancial documents obtained by the Center for Open Government earlier this year revealed Jewish Hospital lost $11.1 million during the first six months of the …

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UPDATED: UofL efforts negated job retention requirement as part …

WEBA conference call was held on March 20. Rayome followed up that call with UofL Health's proposed Option 2 language, eliminating the requirement that UofL …

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"Operation successful, but the patient is dead" — The Bluegrass

WEBOhio might be the next state to go for expanding its healthcare spending well beyond its ability to pay for it, Cincinnati.com reports: "If the entire plan proposed to …

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How big government feeds on itself — The Bluegrass Institute for …

WEBFormer U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders was in Louisville Saturday night stumping for socialized medicine with an analogy that doesn't hold up under any …

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Anticompetitive certificate of need laws: Wrong prescription with

WEBLawmakers who oppose repealing Kentucky’s certificate of need requirements limiting medical providers from opening new facilities or expanding existing …

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No taxpayer-financed bailout for sick hospital!

WEBDisastrous, costly policy proposals often center around government picking winners and losers rather than the time-honored and historically proven approach of …

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Best practices for a better Kentucky: More work, less welfare

WEBAfter Kentucky expanded Medicaid eligibility, the federal government made a type of private health coverage available on the exchange known as free or low-cost …

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Capitol Rotunda rally will focus on Ky's Certificate of Need …

WEBI will be speaking at a Health Care Tea Party-like rally in the Capitol Rotunda on Wed. at 10 a.m.. My focus will be specifically on how Kentucky's stringent …

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Unfunded & unsustainable: Ky's bloated public pension system

WEBThe Pew Center for the States has just released its annual snapshot on state pension and retiree health-care funding. It's . not a pretty picture, especially for the …

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