Author: molly_burchett
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Kissner, six Medicaid directors from other states picked for national institute
State Medicaid Commissioner Lawrence Kissner is one of seven state program directors to participate in the year-long Medicaid Leadership Institute, which Gov. Steve Beshear said will help Kissner’s ability to...
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Employers welcome delay in coverage mandate, but individual mandate remains and many uninsured people are unaware of it
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The Obama administration’s decision to delay, for a year, the health-reform law’s mandate that employers of more than 50 workers offer them coverage could...
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Summer lunch programs promote healthy eating habits for students, their families and the entire community
Carol Greenwell, who runs the summer lunch program for Bardstown City Schools, hands Brennen Maddox a carton of fat-free milk after he picks up lunch. (Photo by Jennifer Corbett) Both school districts in Nelson County...
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Family physicians group objects to cuts to primary-care physician training programs; cites doctor shortage, which is worse in Ky.
Facing an already-existing shortage of primary care in the country and state, the American Academy of Family Physicians sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., chairman of the House Appropriations...
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10 years ago, Lexington’s smoking ban started creating a healthier city and a movement among others in Kentucky
A decade ago, Lexington took a bold step by enacted the state’s first public smoking ban, in a city that once proudly touted its status as the “World’s largest burley...
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Judge refuses to stop Kentucky Spirit from leaving the state, saying health cabinet has had plenty of time to prepare
A Kentucky Court of Appeals judge refused on Monday to stop Medicaid managed-care firm Kentucky Spirit from leaving the state on Friday, July 5. Chief Court of Appeals Judge Glenn...
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Eastern Kentucky reluctant to accept HPV vaccination that helps prevent cervical, mouth and throat cancers
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News New research indicates that HPV, the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus, is now the leading cause of mouth and throat cancers in the United...
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Kentucky will soon require simple screening at birth to detect silent killers of newborns
A new state law taking effect in January will require all babies born in Kentucky to be screened for critical congenital heart disease, which is often a silent killer of...
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Kentucky Spirit still plans to leave state July 5; judge rules that state can’t require company to stay for two-month transition
In the latest development in the saga of the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Medicaid managed-care firm Kentucky Spirit, the company appears to be the victor, at...
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The school health services gamble: Ky. health departments could win on the state’s bet against Kentucky Spirit’s appeal of ruling
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s health departments may soon get money for school nurses, based on a court ruling in May that said Medicaid managed-care firm Kentucky Spirit must pay for treatments...