Author: Al Cross
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Evolent Health to buy 70% of Passport Health Plan; will continue to serve the company’s more than 300,000 Medicaid beneficiaries
Evolent Health, a for-profit national health management company, has agreed to purchase Passport Health Plan, the struggling, nonprofit Medicaid insurer based in Louisville. Evolent, which has provided services and staff to...
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Study finds flavors in e-cigs can damage cells that are critical for a healthy heart; cinnamon and menthol flavors were the most toxic
Healthline.com photo —– Flavors used in electronic cigarettes damage the cells that line the inside walls of blood vessels, which ultimately increases the risk of heart disease, a study has...
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Kentucky Hospital Association asks federal appeals court to uphold state plan for work rules in Medicaid
The Kentucky Hospital Association has filed a formal statement with the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking it to uphold the state’s proposed work and other “community engagement”...
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Doctors worry FDA can’t ensure quality of foreign generics; 80% of active ingredients in U.S. drugs come from India or China
Adobe illustration adapted by The Boston Globe —– Some U.S. doctors worry that the federal government is not doing a good job of policing generic prescription drugs — which account...
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Most women with heart disease don’t get enough exercise; heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in U.S., and 5% in Ky. have it
WebMD photo —– More than half of women in the United states with heart disease aren’t getting enough physical activity, and that number has increased over the past decade, a...
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Ky. ranks in top 10 for adverse childhood experiences; $200,000 grant will address child trauma in Lake Cumberland area
The Louisville-based Bounce Coalition has been awarded $200,000 to work with Russell County Schools and the Lake Cumberland District Health Department to help children who deal with violence, addiction and other trauma. The Foundation for...
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Health cabinet says it will revise proposed rule that would have banned tattooing over scars, due to ‘unintended consequences’
WFPL photo —– After almost two weeks of mystery, speculation and complaints, the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services has explained in a news release why it wants to ban tattoos...
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Kentucky dropped one spot in latest America’s Health Rankings Report for seniors, to 49th; ranked last in health outcomes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new report shows that Kentucky continues to be one of the worst states in which to grow old, which isn’t great news for...
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Chronic disease can lead to mental-health issues, especially among seniors in isolated rural areas like Casey County
Dennis and Gay Pond (WFPL photo) —– “Rural America has some of the highest rates of chronic disease in the nation – the more remote a community, the more heart disease, cancer and...
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Ky. has new tool to track the ongoing changes to its Medicaid program, including county-by-county enrollment numbers
Screenshot showing example of looking up county-by-county data on the Kentucky Medicaid Tracker —– Kentucky has a new website that shows an up-to-date timeline of all the changes in the...