Day: December 12, 2012
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Republican legislators keep hammering state officials and managed-care companies about Medicaid payment delays
Republican lawmakers reitarated this week that the companies managing Medcaid in Kentucky are still not paying health providers promptly. According to Sen. Joe Bowen, R-Owensboro, in the year since the...
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Dollar General to sell tobacco in most of its stores by mid-2013, reflecting ‘customer demand’ and ‘competition pressure’
By the middle of 2013, most of Dollar General‘s 10,000 U.S. stores will carry cigarettes and other tobacco products.. The company has made the decision in response to “competitive pressures”...
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Annual health ratings of states still puts Kentucky 44th
Kentucky ranks 44th among the 50 states in overall health in United Health Foundation‘s America’s Health Rankings. Darla Carter of The Courier-Journal reports that while this is the same rating...
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Children with TVs in their bedrooms are twice as likely to have extra fat, three times greater risk of heart disease and diabetes
Kids who have TVs in their bedrooms are twice as likely to be fat and nearly three times as likely to be at risk for heart disease and diabetes as...