Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Four Kentuckians have died from the flu this season; Beshear urges Kentuckians to get vaccinated for flu and Covid-19
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza continues to spread across Kentucky, and three more residents of the state have died from it, according to the state Department for Public...
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Most Kentucky hospitals in national patient-safety ratings got C grades again; state ranks 36th among states in share of A ratings
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most of the 60 Kentucky hospitals graded on a nonprofit group’s report card for patient safety got a grade of C. The Leapfrog Group,...
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Colorectal screening now available at participating Ky. pharmacies
Kentucky’s pharmacists and health insurers have teamed up to offer what they say is the nation’s first “pharmacist-led colorectal cancer screening via a non-invasive stool-based test.” The test was done...
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Using his pardon power, Beshear lets people with certain certified health conditions possess up to 8 ounces of medical marijuana
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentuckians who meet a detailed set of requirements would be able to possess up to 8 ounces of marijuana for medical use starting Jan....
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State Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion case
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Supreme Court of Kentucky heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will ultimately, but not immediately, decide the constitutional framework for abortion...
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$35 cap on seniors’ monthly insulin costs isn’t reflected in online ‘plan finder’ that is used by Medicare members to choose a plan
By Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News A big cut in prescription drug prices for some Medicare beneficiaries kicks in next year, but finding those savings isn’t easy. Congress approved in...
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State has fewer spots at facilities that care for children with emotional or psychiatric needs, threatening family breakups
Kentucky has “a shrinking number of spots at facilities that care for children, most in foster care. Financial strain is exacerbated by unprecedented staff shortages, including therapists, that leave facilities...
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Time for pharmacy-benefit managers to ‘share the savings’ in prescription-drug costs, crusaders against diabetes write
OPINION By George Huntley and Stewart Perry George Huntley of Indianapolis is CEO of the Diabetes Leadership Council and the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition. He has lived with Type 1...
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Had trouble with a health-insurance claim? An appeal? National, nonprofit newsroom ProPublica wants you to help its reporting
ProPublica, the national, nonprofit, investigative newsroom, wants Americans to help it report why health insurance claims are denied, what the consequences are for patients, and how the appeal process works. It says...
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National Rural Health Day is Nov. 17; Kentucky Rural Health Association’s annual conference is Nov. 16 and 17
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Thursday, Nov. 17 is 12th annual National Rural Health Day, a day set aside to bring an increased awareness of rural-health related issues. “National...