Denton Has Concerns About Medicaid Operators
This week Kentucky Senator Julie Denton accused Medicaid managed care organization Coventry Cares of underpaying hospitals and that if the organization didn’t straighten up that she’d have the state...
View ArticleMedicaid Open Enrollment Starts Today
Kentuckians on Medicaid now have the opportunity to change healthcare providers for the first time in months.
View ArticleManaged Care Official Criticizes Kentucky's Approach to the Medicaid System
The CEO of a major Medicaid managed care company (MCO) is criticizing Kentucky for the way the state deals with businesses like his. Michael Neidorff is the CEO of Centene, which operates Kentucky...
View ArticleStatewide Medicaid Operator Kentucky Spirit Plans to End Contract Early
Governor Steve Beshear says hes disappointed that one statewide Medicaid operator has announced it is leaving the state.Kentucky Spirit, part of Centene Corporation from Missouri, announced today that...
View ArticleKentucky Spirit Sues to Officially Break Its Medicaid Contract
Struggling Medicaid operator Kentucky Spirit has followed through and is suing to end its contract with the state.Kentucky Spirit announced last week it was leaving the commonwealth, because it could...
View ArticleMedicaid Prompt Pay Bill Approved in Kentucky General Assembly, Could Be Vetoed
A bill requiring prompt pay for health care providers participating in Kentucky's Medicaid managed-care system is heading to the governor's desk — but it isn't veto-proof.The bill is sponsored by...
View ArticleBeshear: Managed Care Initiative Running Smoothly
Gov. Steve Beshear says the Medicaid managed care system is running smoothly, with payments being processed quickly and fewer complaints.Beshear said Thursday that managed care, now in its second year...
View ArticleKHA Says Overwhelming Majority of Hospitals Still Report Unpaid MCO Claims
Kentucky Hospital Association director Michael Rust says the KHA appreciates Gov. Steve Beshear's efforts to resolve issues related to the Medicaid managed care system, but the overwhelming majority of...
View ArticleFormer KHA Chair: Edelen's Assessment of Rural Hospital 'Crisis' Will Point...
The former chair of the Kentucky Hospital Association says state Auditor Adam Edelen’s efforts to compile data related to what he calls a financial “crisis” for rural hospitals will point toward the...
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