“A self-imposed deadline is the worst reason to sacrifice quality in implementing what amounts to a revolutionary change in the way health services are delivered to Medicaid members in Kentucky. The month delay can actually be good news for Kentucky’s Medicaid members if the Cabinet uses October to guarantee a smooth, high-quality and personalized roll out. There is no question that the initial timeline was micro-waved in nature and in many aspects, the delay is [...]

Andrea Bennett, deputy director, at Kentucky Youth Advocates was selected by Governor Beshear to serve on the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange Advisory Board announced September 18, 2012. The Advisory Board will oversee the creation of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange. Under the Affordable Care Act, each state will have an exchange to begin operation Jan. 1, 2014 which will serve as a marketplace to buy insurance. The exchange will assist employers with enrolling workers in [...]

The political atmosphere in Washington DC and Kentucky has been nothing but toxic since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in March 2010. If you watch, listen to, or read the news, you know that to be true. But, do you know what kind of impact it has made? What has it done for families, and children? Yesterday, the Census Bureau released data that shows encouraging trends in healthcare. Over the last decade the [...]