Author: Al Cross
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Poll shows 13% of Kentucky adults 18-64 said they were not covered by health insurance last fall; employer coverage drops
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Fewer Kentuckians reported having employer-provided insurance last year while the percentage on public insurance such as Medicaid continued to increase, according to the latest...
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Series on suicide as a public-health issue in Ohio is one of five finalists for national journalism ethics award
A newspaper series on suicide as a public issue in Ohio is among the five finalists for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics, which is given for aggressive reporting...
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New Medicaid signup site opens as Kynect starts to wind down
As the new administration of Gov. Matt Bevin continues to move toward dismantling the state’s Kynect health-insurance exchange, it has launched an online portal for Kentuckians to apply for Medicaid...
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Bevin helps lead governors’ push to fight opioids; McConnell pressures new FDA boss on issue before his confirmation
The epidemic of opioid abuse, which is running strong in Kentucky, got a good deal of attention in Washington last week, in Congress, at the White House and at a...
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Patients, other policyholders and providers will have to wait to see how much of their bills failed Ky. Health Cooperative will pay
The co-op’s headquarters in Louisville still bears its name. Thousands of patients and thousands of providers will have to wait until Oct. 15 or later to find out how much...
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Medicaid is in a bigger hole than she expected, Glisson says
Kentucky’s Medicaid program is $124 million over budget and faces a $611 million deficit over the next two years due to its expansion under federal health reform, the impending end...
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PAC ad calls for ‘no more Obamacare’ though Bevin and Stivers say they want to keep covering people in Medicaid expansion
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A pro-Republican political committee that doesn’t reveal its contributors is running a television commercial in response to former Gov. Steve Beshear’s effort to preserve...
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After eight suicides in 2015, Carter County officials host a suicide-prevention forum; other communities are urged to do likewise
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is one of the top 20 states for suicide, with nearly 700 Kentuckians taking their own lives each year, and 109 of the...
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UK medical school says it will establish satellite in Bowling Green, expand Morehead program, add Ashland hospital to it
Citing doctor shortages in rural areas, the University of Kentucky is starting a satellite medical school in Bowling Green and expanding its medical-education program in Morehead. UK will partner with Western...