Kentucky

Medicaid life settlements could bring relief

By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. Katz | May 17, 2013

State proposals could help elderly patients forced to shed their life insurance policies.

Obama fires IRS commissioner

By Stephen Ohlemacher | May 16, 2013

President Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the IRS late Wednesday amid an outcry over the improper targeting of tea party groups.

Kentucky organizing PPACA exchange campaign

By Bruce Schreiner | May 16, 2013

Opponents question whether the governor can start an exchange without legislative approval.

Marilyn Tavenner wins confirmation for CMS post

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | May 16, 2013

Members of the Senate endorsed her performance with a 91-7 vote.

The state of the game

By Arthur D. Postal | May 13, 2013

The push for tax revenues is pitting states against insurers over the issue of unclaimed funds.

W.Va. to expand Medicaid, cover 92K uninsured

By Lawrence Messina | May 2, 2013

The decision follows a financial analysis that found more than $5 billion in promised federal funds will cover nearly all of the resulting costs over the next decade.

FDIC closes 2 banks in Florida, 1 in Kentucky

By AP Staff Writer | April 19, 2013

Regulators on Friday closed two small banks in Florida and one in Kentucky, bringing the total number of U.S. bank closures to eight for this year.

Insurers lose unclaimed property case in Kentucky

By Arthur D. Postal | April 4, 2013

"The traditional industry practice allows insurance companies to stick their heads in the sand and ignore publicly available data," said the judge in his decision.