Day: February 24, 2020
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House passes public-assistance bill with plan for temporary health coverage for people who earn too much to stay on Medicaid
House Speaker Pro Tem David Meade presents House Bill 1. (LRC photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed at moving Kentuckians off public assistance includes several health-related...
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Bill to stop ‘shenanigans’ of Medicaid drug middlemen moves unanimously to House; sponsor says bill is first of its kind in U.S.
Sen. Max Wise presents Senate Bill 50 Photo by LRC Public Information —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill to address payment issues between middlemen known...
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16 more Ky. adults died from flu in the week ended Feb. 15, for a season total of 66; officials say best protection is still a flu shot
Kentucky Health News The number of new cases of influenza dropped slightly in Kentucky during the second week of February, but 16 more adults in the state were reported to...
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Children need 14 doctor visits before age 6, but preschoolers are increasingly not covered by insurance, especially in Kentucky
Kentucky Health News In 2018, the number of Kentucky pre-schoolers without health insurance was about half again as large as the number had been in 2016, and that was one...