Day: March 12, 2013
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Poll shows Kentucky health-care providers often fail to discuss HIV testing with patients
A new poll suggests that most Kentucky health-care providers follow guidelines for discussing HIV screening with their patients, despite the the importance of early treatment to prevent its progression to...
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Conway, other AGs ask FDA to require generic prescription pain pills to be abuse-resistant, tamper-resistant
Generic versions of popular pain relievers must be made harder to abuse, in order to curb prescription drug abuse that is epidemic in many states, Attorney General Jack Conway and...
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Bill encouraging schools to stock EpiPens to stop deadly allergic reactions will become law
A bill encouraging Kentucky schools to stock EpiPens, or epinephrine auto-injectors, to stop anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction, has passed will soon be signed into law by Gov. Steve Beshear....
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Feds letting Arkansas privatize Medicaid expansion; idea could spread like wildfire, as in Florida, but cost questions remain
Arkansas has turned heads nationally with its preliminary plan to expand Medicaid using the private insurance market, showing that the Obama administration is willing to give states more flexibility than...
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Deadly, recalled pills still circulating in Pennyrile Region
A pain reliever that has been recalled and declared dangerous by the Federal Drug Administration is still circulating around southern Kentucky. The drug marketed under the name Reumofan Plus is...
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Survey finds employees pay greater share of health costs, and most large employers penalize them for using tobacco
As large employers respond to changes influenced by health care reform and rising costs of care, employees are paying a greater portion of their health-care costs. That trend that is...