Month: July 2016
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Final hearing on Medicaid changes to be held Wed. in Hazard, hotbed of expansion, with live videostreaming from WYMT-TV
The final hearing on Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to change the Medicaid program will be held tomorrow at a different location than first planned, but with a video livestream. The...
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Judge rejects Bevin lawsuit against Louisville abortion clinic; administration says it will appeal
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has lost the first round in his legal fight against the new but not formally licensed Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in downtown Louisville. Circuit Judge Mitch Perry...
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Several Kentucky school districts are requiring students who drive to school to pass a drug test; Hardin County is the latest
Image: commons.wikimedia.org By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Hardin County has joined a growing number of Kentucky school districts that require student drivers, and those who participate in athletics, to...
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State honors three local groups for fighting abuse of elderly
Three community groups have received awards from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to help their efforts to stop elder abuse. The Public Awareness Initiative awards, including $500...
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Despite Bevin’s take-it-or-leave it statements, officials say negotiations continue with feds on proposed Medicaid changes
Gov. Matt Bevin said when he announced his plan to change Medicaid that if the federal government didn’t approve it, he would end the eligibility expansion that has added more...
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Congress goes home for July 4 after another Zika impasse
Congress took a break for the July 4 holiday after reaching another impasse on funding to combat the Zika virus that has caused birth defects in Mexico and the Caribbean....
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Ky. and Southeast lack statewide smoking bans; political climate here has shifted focus to local bans; Hazard just passed one
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky hasn’t passed a comprehensive smoke-free law, but neither has any state in the Southeast, notes a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Louisville surgeon Hiram Polk named state health commissioner
Dr. Hiram Polk Dr. Hiram Polk, a prominent surgeon from Louisville, has been appointed as the commissioner for the state Department for Public Health. He will report to Vickie Yates...