Day: January 21, 2019
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Counties where drug makers did more marketing had higher rates of overdoses from prescription painkillers, national study finds
Counties where doctors got more attention and favors from drug manufacturers were more likely to have a higher rate of overdoses from prescription opioids a year later, says a new...
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Federal shutdown delays lawsuit against state Medicaid changes
The partial shutdown of the federal government has slowed the lawsuit challenging Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to revamp Kentucky’s Medicaid program with work requirements and premiums starting April 1. The...
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University of Louisville in talks with Nashville hospital firm to partner in buying, perhaps saving Jewish Hospital and its affiliates
The University of Louisville is talking with a Nashville health-care firm to “prevent a catastrophic health-care shakeup in Louisville,” the closure of Jewish Hospital, reports Louisville’s WDRB-TV. The potential deal is “offering a new survival scenario...