Day: April 20, 2011
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State and school employees and retirees hit obstacles when seeking mental health treatment; doctor blames Humana
State government and school employees in Kentucky have trouble seeing a psychiatrist because of Humana Inc.‘s low reimbursement rates and unrealistic requests for paperwork, an op-ed piece in the Lexington...
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Drug czar offers plan to cut abuse of oxycodone, related drugs
The White House drug czar announced today he wants to cut misuse of oxycodone and other opioid drugs by 15 percent in the next five years, and revealed his strategy...
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High use of meds earns Louisville bad name for allergies, which are becoming more common as pollination periods expand
Louisville is the second worst American city for spring allergy sufferers, based on use of allergy medicine, says the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Though the city has only...