Day: March 22, 2012
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Rural newspapers have power to influence people’s health, but few health articles are being published in Kentucky, study finds
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Though studies suggest that newspapers can influence people’s decisions about their health and can even lead to public-policy changes, for the most part Kentucky’s...
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Book about Appalachian health reveals region and culture-specific issues for researchers, region’s residents
Editors of a new book hope it will shed light on the health problems facing Appalachia while debunking myths about the culture. Robert Ludke and Phillip Obermiller, both of the...
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Norton and UK HealthCare formalize the collaboration they announced almost a year and a half ago
UK HealthCare and Norton Healthcare have formalized the collaboration they announced almost a year and a half ago and will “focus on creating collaborations with hospitals across the state in...
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Conflicting interpretations abound regarding CBO’s report about cost, coverage of Affordable Care Act
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Since the Congressional Budget Office released a report with revised estimates about how many people the Affordable Care Act will cover and how much...
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Affordable Care Act helping families, seniors in rural areas, agriculture secretary says on its second anniversary
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is already making an impact, including for people who live in rural America. That was the message from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today...