Month: June 2019
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National foundation study estimates Medicaid work rules would lead to 86,000 to 136,000 in Ky. losing coverage the first year
Commonwealth Fund chart, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on it for a larger version —– If Kentucky and eight other states persuade federal courts to let them add work...
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McConnell bill to raise tobacco age to 21 passes first hurdle, without controversial provision requiring states to follow suit
This story has been updated to correct an error. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s bill to raise from 18 to 21 the nationwide...
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At opioid summit, Chamber urges employers to update policies, continues lobbying to reduce penalties for simple possession
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President and CEO David Adkisson spoke at the Chamber’s opioid summit. —– The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is calling on the state’s business community to update its drug and...
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Tick-borne disease in Ky. is relatively rare, but does occur; best defense against these tiny disease-carrying vectors is prevention
Top three tick posters from a contest held by the Kentucky Department of Public Health and Northern Kentucky Health Department, which attracted more than 700 entries (Click on it for...
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Study: Medicaid work rules caused coverage losses, no job gains in Arkansas; argument continues about what would happen in Ky.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A study led by experts at Harvard University found that work requirements in Medicaid, like those proposed in Kentucky, resulted in thousands of people in Arkansas...
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Ky. children among least vaccinated for cancer causing human papillomavirus; state has highest rate of HPV-related cancers
Did you know there’s a vaccine that can prevent certain types of cancer? Many Kentuckians don’t know. As part of a statewide effort to educate them, a Bardstown woman told...
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Bevin joins appeal of judge’s decision to vacate new association health plans; AG Beshear says they threaten health coverage
Business Management Daily graphic —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Would association health plans, a type of insurance that makes it easier for small employers to band together, free...
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As the tobacco industry transitions into e-cigarettes, McConnell transitions from tobacco advocate into health advocate
Sen. Mitch McConnell, right, endorsed making 21 the legal age for tobacco products at the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky on April 18 with CEO Ben Chandler, state Rep. Kim Moser of Taylor...
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Ky. 34th in overall well-being of children in Kids Count; best rank is in health, worst is in ‘family and community,’ cause of many ills
Kids Count charts; for larger versions, click on each image. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 30th annual Kids Count Data Book on children’s well-being, released Monday by...
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Scorecard ranks Kentucky’s health system 40th; bright spot is health insurance; biggest increasing problem is drug overdoses
Chart by The Commonwealth Fund, which explains: (a) The 2019 rankings generally reflect 2017 data. (b) Comparisons are with a “baseline” period, which varies among the measured indicators. The report says, “There were generally...