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UofL Health sitting on $320 million in cash; CEO claims …

WebIn a story reported by WDRB this week, UofL Health CEO Tom Miller said a “heroic effort” has turned around the financially failing Kentucky One health system acquired by the …

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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 fiscal year. Therefore, …

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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 earlier this week:. In …

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Center for Open Government: The General Assembly initiated the …

WebOne of the more interesting dynamics in the recent interim committee presentations covering the Beshear administration’s effort to launch a Basic Health Program (BHP) was the …

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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 reached. The cabinet will significantly reduce payment to hospitals, nursing facilities, home health agencies, community-based services, ph

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Center for Open Government: Court sides with Anthem on MCO …

WebThe Courier Journal reported on Friday that the Franklin County Circuit Court has ordered the state of Kentucky to retain Anthem as a Medicaid managed care organization (MCO). …

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Center for Open Government: Beshear administration hits pause …

WebThe Center for Open government has learned that the Beshear administration has paused their effort to stand up a government-sponsored “public option” health plan. In an email …

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Facts don’t mesh with more-money better-education myth

WebEditor’s Note: The Bluegrass Beacon is a weekly syndicated newspaper column posted on the Bluegrass Institute’s website after being published by newspapers statewide. No …

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More on Prof. Garen's K to 12 Education Research

WebI’ve now done two blogs about research on public education funding and performance in Kentucky from Bluegrass Institute Board of Scholars member Dr. John Garen. The first …

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Center for Open Government: KY Supreme Court will have the final …

WebThe Kentucky Supreme Court has decided it will have the final say on the Beshear administration’s mishandling of Kentucky’s multi-billion dollar Medicaid managed care …

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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 Bluegrass State.. …

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ObamaCare's selective exemptions reveal law's fatal illness

WebThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has now issued more than 1,000 temporary waivers exempting organizations for one year from ObamaCare's new …

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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 serious scrutiny: "Elders called on President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to overhaul the health-care system to provide coverage f

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

WebEditor’s note: The Bluegrass Beacon is a weekly syndicated newspaper column posted on the Bluegrass Institute’s website after appearing in publications statewide. The great …

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Learning pods: Retro, yet innovative, school choice

Web“The pandemic has launched the largest educational innovation experiment in the history of mankind.” This dramatic observation by nationally known education innovator Sujata …

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Mercatus and Bluegrass Scholars report: Kentucky is not …

WebMatt Mitchell - Citizen Education Seminar from Bluegrass Institute on Vimeo.. Recently the Bluegrass Institute partnered with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University to …

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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 Certificate of Need law …

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BIPPS @ the Table: CON laws interfere with competition, 'impedes …

WebA movement is afoot in Kentucky to get rid of the state’s bureaucratic requirements that health care providers get special permission from the government before adding or …

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