Day: March 22, 2021
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Positive-test rate for novel coronavirus drops below 3% in Ky. as new cases continue their slow decline, but ICU ventilation rises
Twelve of the dozens of images in Hoptown Chronicle’s visual, vertical timeline of the pandemic —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The course of the Covid-19 pandemic in Kentucky crossed another...
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Veto-proof budget includes health-departments pension reforms, no money for health-related proposals made by governor
Rep. Jason Petrie discusses the state budget in the House. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky legislators have sent Gov. Andy Beshear a conservative one-year budget, wrapping up...
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Positive-test rate falls to 3.07%, the lowest since June, but other measures of the pandemic in Kentucky remain on a rough plateau
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The percentage of Kentuckians testing positive for the novel coronavirus in the last seven days fell to near 3 percent Saturday, while other measures...
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Pandemic continues its slow wane; positive-test rate shows a blip; state starts listing publicly the date of each Covid-19 death
“Covid” is a much more common search term than “coronavirus,” says this graph by Rick Lesaar, a health-communication expert. Covid-19 is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. —– By...
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Several health bills passed by the General Assembly deal with insurance coverage: insulin costs, telehealth and more
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A number of insurance-related bills on the governor’s desk deal with a wide range of topics including diabetes, telehealth, mental-health parity, co-payments for both...
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General Assembly has passed more than 35 health bills; several more could get passed, and a few are dead until next year
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky legislators have passed more than 35 health-related bills, addressing a range of topics such as health departments and pensions, substance-use disorder, immunizations, insurance...