Author: Al Cross
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Grimes and McConnell lay out differences on health reform
By Al Cross and Megan Ingros Kentucky Health News U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell kept attacking federal health-care reform and challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes gave her strongest defense of it yet...
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Women leading Ky. Health: With less than 16 months left, Haynes tries to ‘bake in’ health reform, managed care, more
This is the last in a series of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who have guided the state’s embrace of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. By...
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Women leading Kentucky health: State health commissioner sees ‘stars aligned’ for Kentucky to finally get healthier
Health Commissioner Stephanie Mayfield Gibson This is the third in a series of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who have guided the state’s embrace of the Patient Protection...
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Fort Thomas joins other wealthy school districts in U.S. that have dropped federal school-lunch program
The wealthy Fort Thomas school district in Northern Kentucky is dropping out of the federal school-lunch program because “Kids didn’t like their healthful lunches,” Jessica Brown reports for The Cincinnati...
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Women Leading Kentucky Health: Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark is key player in making health-reform law work
This is the second in a series, Women Leading Kentucky Health, of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who have guided the state’s embrace of the Patient Protection and...
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Poll: Kynect considered a success, but voters haven’t embraced it, and they still disapprove of the Affordable Care Act
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A new poll again indicates that Kentuckians marginally approve of the state health-insurance exchange created under the federal health-reform law, but clearly disapprove of...
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UK president sees the need for ‘irrational optimism’ and working as a community to improve Kentucky’s health
The health and economic issues facing Appalachian Kentucky are daunting, but still worthy of “irrational optimism,” as espoused by the head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
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Women Leading Ky. Health: Exchange Director Carrie Banahan says getting people health insurance is highlight of her career
This is the first in a series, Women Leading Kentucky Health, of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who have guided the state’s embrace of the Patient Protection and...
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Leaders in health care and education meet on child obesity and what can be done about it, and not just in the schools
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Children who are physically active are likely to be better learners, but not enough Kentucky schools seem to put that knowledge into practice, speakers...
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‘Hard times’ help 13 more schools in Paducah area join about 20 in federal program that gives free meals to all students
Thirteen more schools in the Paducah area will offer free breakfasts and lunches to all students under a provision of the federal school-lunch program, joining about 20 others in the...