Author: Al Cross
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Career-college CEO says to take a look at health care careers
By Bruce Kepley In the mid-1990s, I started and ran a business that trained workforces on specific computer software. Large companies would hire us to come in and train their...
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Federal appeals court upholds ruling against 2018 Kentucky law banning abortion procedure used in second trimester
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article243212861.html
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Beshear says more time needed to detect a ‘new bump’ in virus cases; says Supreme Court upholds his orders on gatherings
Kentucky Health News chart shows upward two-week trendline slightly lowered by latest report. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official...
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Writer worries about spread of virus in Central Ky. restaurants
By Randy Patrick I’m worried that many of the restaurants I’ve visited in Clark and Jessamine counties are following the guidelines for safe reopening of their dining rooms. I just...
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214 new covid-19 cases reported Monday, keeping trendline up; protests spread virus; experts say key is 80% wearing masks
Kentucky Health News chart shows two-week trendline about where it was on Saturday: up. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated....
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Rural Kentucky writer blames Trump, toxic masculinity, for many red state residents’ dislike of wearing masks
When Kentucky slowly began to reopen businesses a few weeks ago, Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, asked all Kentuckians to wear masks in public spaces. But many refused, seeming to...
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Plans are in the works to open schools in fall, despite some superintendents’ concerns that guidelines make it impossible
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Some Kentucky school superintendents say they wouldn’t be able to re-open schools under suggested state guidelines that require social distancing on school buses, rely...
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Virus cases are elevated for 2nd straight day in Ky., but Beshear attributes pattern to heavy testing in long-term-care facilities
Anonymous cell-phone tracking gauges mobility as the economy reopens. Selected counties’ numbers are shown; all are available on an interactive map from The Washington Post, with a story; click here. —– As...
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Rebidding of Medicaid managed-care contracts gets same result: Anthem and Passport to be out on Jan. 1; Passport plans protest
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians on Medicaid will have a new managed-care organizations to deal with when the new year rolls around, because two...
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Virus cases spike; Beshear says too early to draw conclusions; Butler, county with highest infection rate, reports 6 deaths in 1 day
Kentucky Health News chart shows how the spike in cases turned the two-week trendline almost flat. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may...