Author: Heather Close
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$35 cap on seniors’ monthly insulin costs isn’t reflected in online ‘plan finder’ that is used by Medicare members to choose a plan
By Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News A big cut in prescription drug prices for some Medicare beneficiaries kicks in next year, but finding those savings isn’t easy. Congress approved in...
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State has fewer spots at facilities that care for children with emotional or psychiatric needs, threatening family breakups
Kentucky has “a shrinking number of spots at facilities that care for children, most in foster care. Financial strain is exacerbated by unprecedented staff shortages, including therapists, that leave facilities...
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Time for pharmacy-benefit managers to ‘share the savings’ in prescription-drug costs, crusaders against diabetes write
OPINION By George Huntley and Stewart Perry George Huntley of Indianapolis is CEO of the Diabetes Leadership Council and the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition. He has lived with Type 1...
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National Rural Health Day is Nov. 17; Kentucky Rural Health Association’s annual conference is Nov. 16 and 17
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Thursday, Nov. 17 is 12th annual National Rural Health Day, a day set aside to bring an increased awareness of rural-health related issues. “National...
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Map estimates how ready your county is to help with recovery
By Liz Carey The Daily Yonder When officials in Vine Grove put out a vending machine filled with free opioid-overdose reversal medication, they expected people in the 7,000-person strong community...
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Voters reject attempt to keep Ky. courts from finding a right to abortion in state constitution; Supreme Court hearing next week
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky courts will still be able to find a right to abortion in the state constitution, following voters’ rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment...
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Kentucky Covid-19 cases rise 9%, and hospital cases jump 25%, but for the first time in weeks fewer than 60 residents died from it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsNew coronavirus cases in Kentucky increased by nearly 9 percent last week and the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals jumped 25%, but the positive-test...
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The share of Kentuckians with diabetes has increased 28% in Kentucky since 2011, the fifth highest increase in the nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of people living with diabetes in Kentucky has increased 28 percent since 2011, the fifth largest increase among the states, according to...
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Most Kentucky counties have a low risk of Covid-19 transmission, but hotspots remain and other respiratory viruses are on the rise
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Covid-19 appears to leveling off in Kentucky, just as other respiratory viruses ramp up. At his weekly press conference, Gov. Andy Beshear noted that Covid continues...
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Think now about preventing infection during the holidays
By Katelyn Jetelina About 2,600 Americans are still dying each week from Covid-19. The vast majority are older and vaccinated but not up to date on their boosters. As an epidemiologist, I refuse...