Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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OPINION: Insurers say killing bill hospitals, pharmacists backed against pharmacy benefit managers saved Kentuckians money
Tom Stephens —– By Tom Stephens Executive Director, Kentucky Association of Health Care Plans Pocketbook issues were front and center in this most recent session of the Kentucky General Assembly...
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USA Today reports on its analysis of Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes last winter, with a focus on Trilogy Health Services
Some Trilogy Health Services residents who died of Covid-19 (Photos contributed to USA Today) —– USA Today recently published its findings from an in-depth analysis that looked at Covid-19 nursing home deaths...
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Albert B. Chandler Hospital at UK opened 60 years ago today
The latest Chandler Hospital is on Limestone Street. —– By Kristi Willett University of Kentucky Sixty years ago today, the Albert B. Chandler Hospital at the University of Kentucky opened its doors...
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Free academy at Pikeville June 12-25 will introduce rising high-school seniors and juniors in Appalachian Kentucky to nursing
The regional development group Shaping our Appalachian Region and the state Department for Public Health’s Office of Health Equity are hosting the first Appalachian Nursing Academy June 12-25 at the University of Pikeville for rising juniors and...
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Coronavirus cases and positive-test rate in Kentucky are rising, but deaths and hospital numbers are declining more
Kentucky Health News chart from state data —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Daily cases and the share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus are rising again, apparently...
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Cancer plagues Appalachia, so a UK program brings high-school and college students from the region into the study of it
Professor Nathan Vanderford with the students’ book and photographs (UK photo by Pete Comparoni) —– The nation’s highest cancer rates are in Appalachia, especially in Appalachian Kentucky. But the state is...
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Health bills were among those that passed (some with overrides of vetoes) and failed in the last two days of the legislative session
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Republican legislature overrode more than two dozen of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes Wednesday and Thursday, including a wide-ranging abortion bill that was...
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Beshear and Senate president discuss medical marijuana, hero pay; Stivers says PBM bill stuck in Senate over cost concerns
Senate President Robert Stivers —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — State Senate President Robert Stivers said he favors funding more research on medical marijuana before making it legal...
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HPV Vaccine Conference on April 14 will be virtual; vaccine stops human papilloma virus, which causes certain types of cancer
The Kentucky Rural Health Association is devoting a one-day conference to discuss a vaccine that can protect against infections and cancers caused by the human papillomavirus. The HPV Vaccine Conference, which was...
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‘Fair Chance Academy’ to help employers foster employment opportunities for people with substance-use disorders
The foundation of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is offering a three-day “Fair Chance Academy” to help employers foster employment opportunities for Kentuckians in recovery from substance use disorders who are ready...