Day: July 27, 2018
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Health and Human Services Secretary Azar says he learned from lawsuit and ruling on Ky. Medicaid plan, will keep pushing for it
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Thursday that the Trump administration had learned from the ruling that struck down his approval of work and other “community engagement” requirements...
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Beshear and other Democratic AGs sue to block rule allowing ‘association health plans’ pushed by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul
Kentucky’s Andy Beshear is one of 12 Democratic attorneys general suing the federal government over its new rules allowing “association health plans,” a product long advocated by Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul...
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NE Area Health Education Center wins national award for getting Appalachian students into med school; program going statewide
The Northeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center at Morehead won the Center of Excellence Award in Distribution at this month’s national AHEC conference for working to improve the health-care workforce in rural...
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Study finds young people are now more likely to start smoking after they turn 18, not before; calls for more prevention efforts
The celebration in recent years about lower smoking rates among teenagers could end up being all for naught, as a new study shows that more people are likely to now...
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Seven counties in Southern Kentucky stand out as ‘Bright Spots’ in study, pointing the way to healthier communities
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nine counties in Appalachian Kentucky have been recognized as “bright spots” when it comes to health, and seven of them adjoin in Southern Kentucky:...
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Reports show what adults in five Kentucky regions think about substance abuse, smoking and other issues
The 2017 Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that significantly fewer Kentucky adults are getting prescriptions for pain medication; that they strongly support smoke-free schools; and that most would like to...