Day: May 16, 2022
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Legislature funds health insurance for Kentuckians who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to buy private coverage
Kaiser Health News graphic —– Kentucky Health News Kentucky is taking advantage of a little-used provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to create a health-insurance plan...
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Remote Area Medical and health insurers serve more than 180 people at free clinic in tornado-devastated town of Mayfield
Remote Area Medical workers do a vision exam. (Photo from Kentucky Association of Health Plans) —– More than 180 people received free medical treatment or vision exams and glasses this...
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Viral Hepatitis Conference July 27; Ky.’s rate is double U.S. rate
Kentucky will hold its eighth annual conference on viral hepatitis on July 27, the day after World Hepatitis Day. “Hepatitis in Kentucky: The Role of Professionals in Hepatitis Elimination” will...
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DEA declared National Fentanyl Awareness Day; now is ‘the most dangerous time in history to use drugs,’ ARC executive says
dea.gov photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In response to increase in overdose deaths caused by fentanyl, a highly addictive synthetic opioid, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration declared Tuesday, May 10...