Category: FEATURED
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U.S. Medicaid boss defends work rules and other ‘community engagement’ requirements, says they will thwart dependency
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave a spirited defense of work rules and other “community engagement” requirements in state Medicaid programs,...
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Kentucky loses a health champion who advocated for health equity and community-based solutions; Dr. Gil Friedell was 91
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Dr. Gilbert Friedell, who was a fierce advocate for health equity and finding community-based solutions to the many health issues that plague Kentucky, died...
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Herald-Leader goes after understaffing at Ky. nursing homes
State Sen. Ralph Alvarado, R-Winchester, opposes bills that would set minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes because those jobs can be hard to fill. “It’s a job that a lot...
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Congress agrees on bipartisan opioid package
Congress has agreed on a comprehensive package to address the opioid epidemic, which includes both law-enforcement and public-health measures. President Trump is expected to sign it. The 653-page bill has...
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Panel acknowledges medical benefits of medical marijuana but also concerns, including potency of a possible ‘Trojan horse’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Research shows conclusively that medical marijuana has some health benefits, but also comes with some adverse risks that would likely be exacerbated by the...
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McCreary and Wayne counties win Health Policy Champion award from Foundation for a Healthy Ky. for being ‘bright spots’
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky CEO Ben Chandler announced the award as nominees listened. — By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Wayne and McCreary counties won the first overall Health...
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Appalachian health researchers discuss work, with three sessions on drugs, and are urged to engage more closely with communities
Joyce Bells-Berry of the Mayo Clinic, keynote at the Appalachian Translational Research Network Summit — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A big step toward improving health in Appalachia would...
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65 kids a day are abused or neglected in Ky., third in nation; officials urge safe sleep practices, care about who provides care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – When it comes to keeping babies safe, three of the most important things are safe sleep practices, recognizing that bruising in...
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Lexington has 100+ restaurants on probation for health violations; hepatitis A raises concern, but no cases have been related to food
Amid a nearly statewide outbreak of hepatitis A, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is monitoring more than 100 restaurants that it has placed on probation for violation of public-health standards,...
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Deal to sell Jewish Hospital may be falling apart, raising the possibility that it might be closed, with big ramifications
The future of Louisville’s Jewish Hospital is in doubt. Its owner, KentuckyOne Health, “continues to lose money after months of negotiating to sell it and other local facilities to a...