Day: April 1, 2016
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Bevin gets bill to create third-party appeals process for denied Medicaid claims, which sponsor says are all too common
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to create an independent process for Kentucky health-care providers to appeal claims denied by Medicaid managed-care organizations is on its way to...
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Dr. Rice Leach, outspoken leader in public health at the local, state and national levels, dies at 75
RICE LEACH, M.D. (Lexington Herald-Leader photo) Lexington Health Commissioner Rice Leach, a national, state and local leader in public health, died Friday of lymphoma. He was nine days short of...
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Adults 62-85 are often taking combinations of drug or dietary supplements that could be deadly; risk nearly doubled in 5 years
Update: 4/4/16, This story has been updated to reflect that the study says the number of adults using at least five prescription drugs a day has increased and not the...
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Obama joins Rogers at National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, says it’s time to focus on treatment over incarceration
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The fifth annual national summit on prescription drug abuse, started by U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky, was the largest, broadest and highest-profile yet....