Category: FEATURED
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Lexington restaurant gives people with addictions second chance
A Lexington restaurant was recently profiled in The New York Times for its efforts in giving people in treatment for drug and alcohol addiction a second chance. DV8 Kitchen opened last September and...
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State fines Caremark, top pharmacy benefit manager, $1.5 million for violations including ‘inaccurate and inconsistent’ information
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Department of Insurance has issued a $1.5 million fine to a subsidiary of CVS Caremark — a pharmacy benefit manager for all but one of the...
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Analysis finds nursing homes under-reported their staffing levels; 18 in Kentucky listed as ‘much below average’ on interactive map
“Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than they had reported to the government for years, according to new federal data, bolstering the long-held suspicions of many families...
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Resurrecting old model for individual health-insurance market may limit who gets covered and how well, columnist says
Editor’s note: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has been one of the leading advocates of association health plans. By Trudy Lieberman, Rural Health News Service A new health...
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Perseverance is often needed to set up syringe exchanges, since local politicians have the say-so, and it’s a local election year
It took two years, but Campbell and Kenton counties will finally launch their syringe exchange programs the week of July 23. The new mobile exchanges will be run by the Northern...
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Groups that blocked Medicaid plan ask feds to restore related dental, vision cuts; cabinet addresses service-denial claims
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three advocacy groups have asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reject recent changes to Kentucky’s Medicaid program that took dental, vision and non-emergency...
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Ky. ranks next to last in exercise, which should include both aerobics and strength training; ‘closest thing to a wonder drug’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky adults rank next to last for getting the recommended amount of exercise, followed only by Mississippi, according to a recently released Centers for Disease...
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Patients confused, providers worried, Democrats and advocates upset over decision to limit Medicaid dental and vision benefits
The end of dental and vision benefits for 460,000 Kentuckians on Medicaid caused some pregnant women and children to be denied care because of a reported glitch in the system....
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Studies put numbers on what Eastern Kentucky employers know: High rates of opioid use make it hard to find employees
“Kentucky’s drug crisis has affected the workforce, causing higher turnover, bringing additional costs to train new employees and fueling employee thefts,” Bill Estep reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Research shows that...
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Blocked from starting new Medicaid plan, state comes up with a question-and-answer sheet to help providers and their patients
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Cabinet for Health and Family Services scrambles to deal with the fall-out from a court ruling that vacated the state’s new Medicaid plan, which was set...