Day: October 14, 2019
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Weekly editor says he’s coming to Nov. 15 workshop on drug coverage because ‘We cannot continue to wear blinders’
Why should journalists attend a workshop on covering local drug problems? “We cannot continue to wear blinders and ignore this problem that is now affecting every member of our communities,”...
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Lawmakers say drug stores’ issues with Medicaid pharmacy benefit managers will be a key issue in the next legislative session
L to R: Reps. Russell Weber, Joni Jenkins and Danny Bentley and Sens. Stephen Meredith and Morgan McGarvey —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Rep. Danny Bentley didn’t mince...
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Feds will remind doctors to ask people with respiratory illness whether and how much they use electronic cigarettes
Federal health agencies are about to warn doctors that they need to ask “every patient with an apparent respiratory infection” about their history of using electronic cigarettes, Julie Steenhuysen of Reuters reports. The Centers...
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West Nile virus blamed for a death in Louisville
Health officials have confirmed that one person in Louisville has died from West Nile virus and one other has been infected with it, Billy Kobin reports for the Louisville Courier Journal. No details...
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Medicare open enrollment begins Tuesday, Oct. 15
The open enrollment period for Medicare begins Tuesday, Oct. 15. This is the period in which Medicare beneficiaries can select new health-insurance plans and adapt to changes in costs and...
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States crack down on opioid treatment scams that can kill
An opioid treatment scam is snaring young adult victims across the nation, sometimes leading to patients’ deaths after enrolling in programs that provide poor or nonexistent treatment. The scam hasn’t...