Month: July 2013
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Critics say new Medicare rate-setting board has too much power; former budget chief says new system requires it
Critics as diverse as Republican state Rep. Addia Wuchner and former national Democratic chairman and Vermont governor Howard Dean, a physician, are criticizing the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a panel...
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Obama and allies tout preventive-services and drug benefits of health-reform law to Medicare beneficiaries in Ky.
The federal health-reform law has made drugs more affordable for seniors, broadened coverage for preventive services and made Medicare more solvent, the Obama administration and its allies are pointing out...
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Nominees sought for award honoring lifetime in rural health
The Kentucky Rural Health Association seeks nominations for an award honoring a lifetime contribution to rural health in Kentucky, named for Dr. Dan Martin of the Trover Foundation in Madisonville....
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Newspapers large and small inform readers (and even non-subscribers) about the complexities of health-care reform
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues In about two months, states and the federal government will open online marketplaces for health insurance, which...
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Rural doctors need to support recruitment of more colleagues, former Leitchfield hospital administrator writes
With Kentucky’s doctor shortage about to be exacerbated by expansion of the Medicaid program and federally subsidized health insurance, there will be more competition than ever to recruit physicians, especially...
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Minorities need to ignore myths and sign up for organ donation, writes African American columnist for Herald-Leader
http://www.kentucky.com/2013/07/27/2736229/merlene-davis-minorities-need.html
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Christian program resumes operation, paying medical bills for churchgoers who vow not to smoke, drink or have extramarital sex
http://www.kentucky.com/2013/07/26/2733933/medi-shares-legal-battle-with.html
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Harlan County Schools look for school-nurse help after county health department, which had done it for free, asks for $10,000
http://www.harlandaily.com/view/full_story/23219874/article-Board-tackles-nurse-issue? Update: http://www.harlandaily.com/view/full_story/23250170/article-School-district-asked-to-pay-for-nursing-services?
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Beshear, Stumbo credit law for reducing prescription-drug deaths, but reduction was far outnumbered by rise in heroin fatalities
UPDATE: Final, revised data show that prescription-drug deaths in Kentucky actually increased slightly, from 1,022 in 2011 to 1,031 in 2,012, according to the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center....
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New survey shows physicians feel need to limit health-care costs but make that secondary to the interests of their patients
A new survey about health-care costs reveals that 85 percent of U.S. physicians feel a responsibility to address costs but say other professionals have more of a responsibility to do...