Bills to become law on vaping, pharmacy reform, vaccinations, drugs, at-home blood testing, coverage of cancer screening, more
Kentucky State Capitol (Photo via Wikipedia) By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News In its 2024 session the Kentucky General Assembly has passed dozens of health-related bills that address a range...
Bills to become law on vaping, pharmacy reform, vaccinations, drugs, at-home blood testing, coverage of cancer screening, more
Kentucky State Capitol (Photo via Wikipedia) By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News In its 2024 session the Kentucky General Assembly has passed dozens of health-related bills that address a range...
Legislature and Beshear pass law to protect independent pharmacies in Ky. from commercial pharmacy benefit managers
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News A bill to address an unfair playing field between commercial pharmacy-benefit managers and independent pharmacists has been signed into law and will take effect...
Health insurers again win lobbying battle with doctors and hospitals over prior authorization of procedures, treatments
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News A bill to exempt health-care providers who have 90% or more of their claims approved from health-insurance companies’ requirements for prior authorization of ceratin...
Bill to protect independent pharmacies from benefit managers moves after changes; insurers say it would increase premiums
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsA bill to set new controls on commercial pharmacy-benefit managers was approved by a Senate committee on March 14 as a measure scheduled to be...
Anthem loses court fight to keep managing Medicaid for 172,000
Table from Kentucky Medicaid dashboard, which has county-level numbers Kentucky Health News Anthem Kentucky has failed in its attempt to remain as the manager of Medicaid coverage for about 170,000 Kentuckians,...
Baptist settles dispute with Humana, but not United and WellCare
Baptist Health Lexington By Deborah YetterKentucky Lantern Baptist Health and Humana have ended a months-long standoff over Kentuckians with health coverage through Medicare Advantage and commercial insurance plans, the...
Contrary to Trump’s musings, McConnell says efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are ‘largely over’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell waited for President Biden to arrive for the State of the Union speech Thursday, March 7, in the House chamber. (Pool photo by Shawn Thew,...