Day: June 17, 2019
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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...
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Former pharmacist in Williamsburg gets 6½ years in federal prison for illegally dispensing drugs
Kimberly Jones —– Kimberly Jones, pharmacist and owner of a Williamsburg drug store for the last decade or so, “has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison...