Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Baptist Health, out of Humana Medicare Advantage network since Sept. 22, is now in a similar dispute with insurer United Healthcare
Baptist Health, Kentucky’s largest hospital chain, is at odds with another major health insurer over payments for patients covered by its Medicare Advantage and group retiree plans. “United Healthcare, the...
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Scorecard for long-term care services and supports puts Ky. 42nd
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The American Association of Retired Persons‘ latest Long-term Services and Supports Scorecard, three years after the Covid-19 pandemic, ranks Kentucky 42nd in the nation....
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease now common in children; experts at UK and elsewhere say causes include diet and lack of exercise
Kentucky Health News For uncertain reasons, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has become more common in American children, especially in Kentucky, and “It’s the worst disease you’ve never heard of,” said Samir...
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Each household can get four free Covid-19 tests through the mail; online chart will help you see if tests you have are still effective
By Kentucky Voices for Health Just in time for the respiratory virus season — that harrowing time of year when you’re sick and it could be about seven different things — the federal government...
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Medicaid change that saved money being used for expanded benefits has also been a lifeline for many independent pharmacies
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky LanternPharmacist Joel Thornbury said his role is far more than filling prescriptions at the Nova Pharmacy he owns in Pikeville; he’s a readily accessible source of...
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UK seeks $2 billion in extra bonding authority to expand hospital
Kentucky Health News and the Manchester Enterprise University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto says UK needs $2 billion in borrowing authority from the state to expand its Albert B. Chandler...
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Second round of state grants from settlements with opioid makers and distributors, totaling nearly $14 million, go to 34 organizations
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the latest round of funding from the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission on Monday, with 34 organizations set to...
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Studies show that comprehensive smoke-free laws and tobacco taxes are associated with lower rates of youth smoking
Kentucky Health News Tobacco-control policies such as taxes and comprehensive smoke-free laws are associated with lower rates of youth smoking, according to recent studies. The purpose of the first study,...
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Survey of 52 high-school students in Ky. hears calls for support of parents, not just students, when tackling substance-use problem
Kentucky Health News Kentucky high-school students in a recent study about substance abuse and its prevention offered some pointed advice about why their peers turn to substances, and said it’s...
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Kentucky Justice Commission on Mental Health to hold five more town-hall meetings; the next one is set for Oct. 11 in Lexington
Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health is hosting nine town hall meetings across the state through Nov. 29 to garner input for changing how the justice...