Author: Al Cross
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Valerie Horn of Whitesburg is latest Healthy Ky. Policy Champion, for increasing access to healthy foods in Letcher County
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has named Valerie Horn, a retired school counselor from Whitesburg who helps low-income residents in Letcher County gain access to healthier foods, as the latest Healthy...
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State’s sixth annual Viral Hepatitis Conference to be held July 31
Kentucky will hold its sixth annual conference on viral hepatitis on July 31 in Lexington, three days after World Hepatitis Day. “Hepatitis in Kentucky: The Role of Professionals in Hepatitis...
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City of Pineville takes over troubled hospital, lays off half of staff, which wasn’t being paid anyway; new owner being sought
Mayor Scott Madon spoke to the crowd at the Pineville hospital while its new name was displayed. (MDN photo by Ray Welch) —– The financially troubled hospital in the Bell County...
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As health departments face crippling pension costs, unless lawmakers intervene, health boss promotes a new model for them
Without a reprieve from pension-contribution rules, 42 county health departments will close in the next year, and 22 more will the following year, says the Department of Public Health, which...
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Medicare-Medicaid agency’s annual ratings of 94 Ky. hospitals gives the lowest score to six; only one got the highest ranking
Screenshot of Medicare’s Hospital Compare website —– The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its Overall Hospital Star Ratings for 2019, which offer a snapshot of the quality of the hospitals...
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Dementia can have causes other than Alzheimer’s, and a UK doctor is co-chairing an international effort to learn more about it
Dr. Peter Nelson (University of Kentucky photo) —– Dementia can have causes other than Alzheimer’s disease, so the two terms shouldn’t be used interchangeably. But researchers have a lot to learn...
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Ky. has the second highest per-capita spending on prescription drugs, no surprise in a state that is riddled with poor health
States with top 10 average yearly per-capita expenditure on prescriptions. (The Senior List) —– A new analysis shows how much the average resident in each state spends on prescription drugs....
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Judge rules foundation that pays UK doctors and bills patients is a public agency and must follow the Kentucky Open Records Act
Kentucky.com photo —– A Fayette Circuit Court judge has ruled that the Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, which bills patients and collects millions of dollars for UK HealthCare doctors, is a public agency and...
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Pineville hospital is cut off by Medicare and Medicaid, which in 2015 accounted for 93% of its patient days; city seeking rescue
A temporary banner, using the typeface of Americore Health, is draped over the sign for Pineville Community Hospital. (Photo by Anthony Cloud, Middlesboro Daily News) —– The federal government has cut...
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Nine Johnson County Middle School students get Healthy Policy Champion award for efforts to curb youth use of e-cigarettes
Johnson County students with Sen. Ralph Alvarado, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky CEO Ben Chandler and award. (Foundation photo) —– The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has named nine Johnson County Middle School students as...