http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/ Kentucky Voices for Health Online News en-us Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:00:51 -0500 Copyright: (C) 2010 Kentucky Voices for Health National Coalition Formed To Insure Children U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan today highlighted the Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge to enroll five million children in Medicaid and CHIP within five years. Since Sebelius announced the Challenge last February, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have built an unprecedented coalition of partners, ranging from state governors... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:00:51 -0500 http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/news/nationalcoalitionformedtoinsurechildren.html KVH Members In The News A story in today’s Courier-Journal featured two Kentucky Voices for Health members who testified at the Medicaid Cost Containment Task Force meeting in Frankfort on August 31. KVH member Jim Kimbrough testified on behalf of AARP about the need to focus on keeping elderly and disabled Kentuckians in their own homes and communities rather than in an institution. Community-based services such as personal care and housekeeping help are cheaper than nursing homes, a... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:15:45 -0500 http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/news/kvhmembersinthenews.html Nearly 2,000 Employers Approved Into New Early Retiree Program The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced yesterday the first round of applicants accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. Nearly 2,000 employers, representing large and small businesses, State and local governments, educational institutions, non-profits, and unions have been accepted into the program and will begin to receive reimbursements for employee claims this fall. Created by the Affor... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:59:20 -0500 http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/news/nearly2000employersapprovedintonewearlyretireeprogram.html Prescription Drug Cost Relief Under the Affordable Care Act U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than one million Medicare beneficiaries have received prescription drug cost relief through the Affordable Care Act. As part of the health insurance reform law’s step-by-step efforts to close the Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage gap, eligible beneficiaries who fall in this “donut hole” this year are mailed a one-time, tax... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:25:59 -0500 http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/news/prescriptiondrugcostreliefundertheaffordablecareact.html Push for Complete Streets to Yield Better Health, Environment A child advocacy group in Kentucky is hoping to pave the way to wellness by encouraging communities to adopt "complete street" policies that allow for safe physical activity and recreation. Kentucky weighs in nationally as the seventh highest in terms of adult obesity, and it takes third place in childhood obesity. Andrea Plummer, health policy analyst for Kentucky Youth Advocates (KYA), says communities that design roadways to... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:27:29 -0500 http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/news/pushforcompletestreetstoyieldbetterhealthenvironment.html