Author: Melissa Patrick
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Louisville surgeon Hiram Polk named state health commissioner
Dr. Hiram Polk Dr. Hiram Polk, a prominent surgeon from Louisville, has been appointed as the commissioner for the state Department for Public Health. He will report to Vickie Yates...
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Insurance firm’s study found Kentucky’s costs for long-term, in-home care dropped this year, even as nation saw an increase
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The cost of in-home, long-term care in Kentucky is less than it was a year ago, an insurance company study says. That should come...
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There’s a vaccine for young people that prevents cancer, but most of them don’t get it because most doctors fail to recommend it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The human papilloma virus vaccination is proven to prevent cervical cancer and genital warts, but many pediatricians and family doctors still don’t strongly recommend...
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Work-oriented requirements in Medicaid plan could hit a snag; feds haven’t approved a plan with such requirements yet
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan for Medicaid might not be approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as readily as he suggested, because...
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Kids Count report finds Ky. remains in the bottom 1/3 of states for children’s well-being; is this a predictor of the state’s future?
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If Kentucky’s future lies in the well-being of its children, there’s reason to worry, because a recent report shows that Kentucky consistently remains in...
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Panel considers involuntary, court-ordered outpatient treatment for mentally ill; foe says would infringe on personal rights
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Representatives from five groups involved in mental health offered legislators solutions June 15 for ending the revolving door between hospitalization, incarceration and homelessness that...
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Donna Arnett, new UK public-health dean, says research is important to reducing Kentucky’s huge health disparities
Donna Arnett, dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky, says research is essential to reducing Kentucky’s huge health disparities, as illustrated by the recent release of...
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Health ranking of Kentucky seniors moves up, but they are still last in health outcomes, says America’s Health Rankings
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky moved up three spots, from 48th to 45th, in the fourth annual Senior America’s Health Rankings Report. But the state...
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Kynectors, health advocates ask state to maintain staffing and other resources in new health-insurance enrollment system
As the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin works toward dismantling Kynect, the state’s health insurance exchange, health advocates say they worry that the transition is going too quickly to be...
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Nonprofit says most of the 52 Kentucky hospitals it grades on patient safety got Bs and Cs, and KentuckyOne got five Ds
Kentucky Health News A nonprofit group that rates hospitals recently doled out its hospital safety scores and found that most Kentucky hospitals scored a ‘B’ or ‘C’ in overall patient...