Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Average premiums on most popular Obamacare plan in U.S. will drop 1.5% in 2019; go up 9% in Ky.; state still lower than average
Chart from Insider Louisville — The average premium for the most popular health insurance policy on the federal exchange, called the “silver plan,” will drop by 1.5 percent next year...
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UK gets $15 million grant to treat 900 drug users with hepatitis C in Hazard area to examine concept of ‘treatment as prevention’
Jennifer Havens — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The University of Kentucky has received a five year, $15 million grant along with a $50 million donation in drugs, to treat hepatitis...
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As the FDA plans to approve sale of a super-strong painkiller, a Kentucky doctor with authority in the field objects
Dr. Raeford Brown — By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A Kentucky doctor with expertise in the field is objecting to the Food and Drug Administration‘s plan to approve for sale...
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Medicare open enrollment runs through Dec. 7; here’s more advice, including a book by a former Kentucky business editor
“For those approaching Medicare or already covered by it, now is a critical time of year to review health benefits,” Sally Squires writes for The Washington Post. “Several changes are coming in 2019, including...
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McConnell says Senate may again target Obamacare
Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-gop-may-take-another-shot-at-repealing-obamacare-after-the-midterms/2018/10/17/7a0e7c70-d23c-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html?utm_term=.fd0ac6f59baa
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Parent firm of KentuckyOne Health gets conditional approval from Catholic Church to merge with San Francisco’s Dignity Health
The parent firm of most Catholic-owned hospitals in Kentucky, Catholic Health Initiatives, has received conditional approval from church officials to merge with Dignity Health, a not-for-profit chain based in San Francisco. The...
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UK Rural and Underserved Health Research Center symposium Nov. 12; topics include opioids, vaccines, hospitals, miners’ health
The Rural and Underserved Health Research Center is holding a free half-day symposium to discuss research in a wide range of topics, including: rural opioid misuse and suicide, pneumonia-vaccine disparities, the impact...
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Ky. Rural Health Association’s annual conference to be held in Bowling Green Nov. 15-16; registration prices go up Nov. 2
The 20th annual conference of the Kentucky Rural Health Association will be held in Bowling Green Nov. 15-16 at Western Kentucky University‘s Knicely Conference Center, 2355 Nashville Rd. Through Thursday, Nov. 1, the...
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E-cig conference in Louisville Dec. 10; FDA says crackdown on teen sales may impede usage by adults who want to quit smoking
Amid growing concerns that electronic cigarettes will undermine the progress made in reducing tobacco-related disease in Kentucky, the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow will host a half-day conference Dec. 10 in Louisville...
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U of L gets $16.4 million from National Institutes of Health to study impacts of the environment on diabetes and obesity
The University of Louisville has been awarded $16.4 million to study how the environment impacts diabetes and obesity, U of L announced. “Officials said research will be conducted on how air pollution could...