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Health care law ruling expected Thursday by Supreme Court
Associated Press photo by Alex Brandon The U.S. Supreme Court will issue its ruling on the constitutionality of the federal health-care reform law Thursday. As for the outcomes, Politico’s Jennifer...
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Kentucky first state to require license for diabetes educator; Beshear signed bill into law last week
Kentucky is the first state to require diabetes educators to be licensed, a move Gov. Steve Beshear that said will “raise the standards for diabetes management and care.” Beshear signed...
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Despite problems, managed care saved state $190 million in six months, official says
Though there have been plenty of bumps in the state’s move to managed care for 820,000 Kentuckians on Medicaid, Health and Family Services Cabinet Secretary Audrey Haynes told lawmakers Wednesday...
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KET program will focus on children’s health this Sunday
A discussion about the problems Kentucky families and children face on a daily basis will be at the heart of this week’s “One to One” with Bill Goodman on KET....
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New report lists contaminant, treatment violations at Kentucky’s 461 public water systems
Reporters can now find out if their local public water systems were recently cited with violations related to contaminants in the water or inadequate treatment. The Kentucky Division of Water‘s...
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Large percentage of patients with dementia given drugs they don’t need; see how your nursing home is doing
Kentucky reporters can now see how the nursing homes in their area are treating patients with dementia. The Boston Globe has published a list of all the nursing homes in...
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Six Kentucky community health centers receive $3.7 million in grants
Kentucky has received $3.7 million in grants to expand six community health centers, part of an effort to improve access to primary care. The federal funds were distributed through the...
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Coventry must extend contract with Appalachian Regional Healthcare until Nov. 1, judge rules
Conventry Cares must continue its contract with Appalachian Regional Healthcare through Nov. 1 so the 25,000 Eastern Kentucky Medicaid patients affected don’t get “thrown under the bus,” a federal judge...
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Graphic warning labels help smokers remember tobacco health risks, study finds
Study participants looked at these two images whileresearchers assessed how effectively they were viewed.Graphic by Penn Medicine. Graphic warning labels on cigarette packages can help smokers remember the message and...