Day: December 21, 2020
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Beshear says people 75 and older have “compelling argument” to get virus vaccine after nursing homes and health-care workers
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentuckians 75 and older have a “very compelling argument” to be among those next in line to get vaccines for the novel coronavirus, Gov....
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Work on successful lawsuit against changes in Medicaid earns Rich Seckel the Gil Friedell Healthy Policy Champion award
Rich Seckel —– UPDATE, Dec. 21: Seckel was named the Gil Friedell Health Policy Champion award, which comes with a $5,000 grant to a Kentucky-based nonprofit of his choice. (The original...
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Kentucky shows little improvement in America’s Health Rankings; we’re getting less exercise, and diabetes has increased
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky again ranks near the bottom in two big health measures: 48th for health behaviors and 46th for health outcomes, according to the America’s Health Rankings report from...
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McConnell puts fix for ‘surprise billing’ problem in must-pass bill
The massive bill to keep the government open and provide $900 billion in pandemic relief also includes a compromise solution to the nagging problem of “surprise billing” in health care,...
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Moderna vaccine arrives in Kentucky; 26 deaths push 7- and 14-day means to new highs; Congress finalizes $900 billion relief bill
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As the second coronavirus vaccine arrived in Kentucky, new cases and hospitalizations for Covid-19 kept falling, but 26 more deaths continued a surge. The...
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Study of young people’s e-cigarette use early in pandemic shows many had quit or cut back, but some under 21 were still buying
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A study of young electronic-cigarette users in May found that most had cut back their use of the products since the pandemic began, but...
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Beshear cites second straight week with fewer cases as proof his restrictions worked; Covid-19 deaths this week set a new record
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As Kentucky ended the second week with fewer cases of the novel coronavirus than the week before, Gov. Andy Beshear took credit. But his daily...