Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Regarding obesity as a disease raises questions about cost of drugs for treating it, and wisdom of diagnosing children too early Illustration by Shoshana Gordon, Axios
By Caitlin Owens Axios Doctors and medical experts are leading a rapid cultural shift around obesity, viewing it as a disease rather than a lifestyle choice. That shift is opening...
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Opioid panel head says rules Beshear signed are sufficient, and being more specific would aid ‘the most powerful and privileged’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The executive director of the state Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission spent a fair amount of time at its latest meeting assuring attendees, both in...
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State Supreme Court refuses to restore injunction blocking two laws, so in almost all cases abortion remains illegal in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Abortion in Kentucky remains illegal in almost all cases while a lawsuit by the state’s two abortion providers over the issue...
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Medicaid isn’t off the budget-cutting table, but seems resilient because it covers so many and is vital for rural hospitals
Now that President Biden and Republicans agree they won’t cut Medicare and Social Security, the federal-state Medicaid program will be on the table as Republicans try to get concessions for...
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In 2006, Congress ordered HHS to integrate health-data systems; it still hasn’t been done, and that causes problems
“The pandemic highlighted ineffective data infrastructure across the U.S. health system,” reports Sam Whitehead of Kaiser Health News. “Coronavirus case reports sent by fax machine. Clunky tech for monitoring vaccine...
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Kentucky’s abortion bans deny standard health care to women who have non-viable pregnancies, Herald-Leader reports
he Kentucky laws banning abortion “do not legally permit the standard-of-care treatment for a nonviable pregnancy,” writes Alex Acquisto of the Lexington Herald-Leader. “As a result, doctors must refer patients...
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Radio reporter describes with personal detail what it’s like to go to another state to buy legal cannabis for a medical condition
What is it like for Kentuckians to buy cannabis in another state under Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order? WUKY‘s Karyn Czar, who has one of the 21 medical conditions specified...
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Bird-flu impact may go beyond eggs, birds; experts call for more surveillance as the virus appears able to spread among mammals
The U.S. is experiencing a record outbreak of bird flu, a virus that is currently deemed a low risk to humans, but has hiked prices of eggs and poultry. The...
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Bill would require insurers to cover biomarker testing for cancer; expensive screening tool is ‘cutting edge,’ says sponsor
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A bill filed Tuesday would require health benefit plans in Kentucky to cover biomarker testing for cancer, with the goal of improving the state’s dismal...
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4 community mental health centers in 35 counties to consolidate
Four nonprofit mental-health agencies in Kentucky are creating a new partnership that they say will help them improve clinical programs and alliances and protect the safety-net services in rural communities....