Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Beshear says he will close restaurants and bars; pleads against runs on stores; CDC advises against gatherings of 50+
As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this page will be updated. Official state guidance is at https://kycovid19.ky.gov. Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Four more Kentucky cases...
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TVs in public places need closed captioning turned on, especially during breaking news, to help the deaf or hard of hearing
Virginia Moore is the sign-language interpreter at Gov. Andy Beshear’s coronavirus press conferences. (WKRC image) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News For the nearly 700,000 Kentuckians who are deaf or...
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Senate bill to address surprise medical billing now in House
By Jim Hannah Legislative Research Commission FRANKFORT, Ky. – Legislation to offer patients some protection from surprise medical bills passed the state Senate Friday. “There are many factors that contribute...
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Opioid epidemic keeps shadowing Ky. policy, as Senate removes opioids from list of drugs physician assistants could prescribe
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A House bill to let physician assistants prescribe some highly regulated drugs is moving through the Senate, but without application to some highly addictive...
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Committee approves doctors’ bill to regulate lawyers’ ads aimed at soliciting clients who take certain prescription drugs
Sen. Ralph Alvarado explained SB 178 to the Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee. (LRC photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to regulate plaintiff-lawyer commercials that solicit...
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Is our political system properly serving our public-health system?
The president and vice president watched Dr. Anthony Fauci Feb. 29. (Photo: Andrew Harnik, Associated Press) —– By F. Douglas Scutchfield and Al Cross The new viral disease, Covid-19, began in...
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House passes bill to loan money to struggling rural hospitals; funding is still in the works, but sponsor appears confident
Rep. Danny Bentley —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Spurred to action when the hospital in his county said it was closing, state Rep. Danny Bentley...
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Bill would let health professionals refuse treatment that violates their conscience; critics say it would put discrimination into law
Sen. Stephen Meredith —– A bill to allow health-care professionals to refuse to provide treatment that violates their conscience is nearing a floor vote in the state Senate. Senate Bill...
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House passes public-assistance bill with plan for temporary health coverage for people who earn too much to stay on Medicaid
House Speaker Pro Tem David Meade presents House Bill 1. (LRC photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed at moving Kentuckians off public assistance includes several health-related...
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Bill to stop ‘shenanigans’ of Medicaid drug middlemen moves unanimously to House; sponsor says bill is first of its kind in U.S.
Sen. Max Wise presents Senate Bill 50 Photo by LRC Public Information —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill to address payment issues between middlemen known...