Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Kynect health-insurance open enrollment extended to Jan. 31
Map shows choice of health insurance companies offering federally subsidized plans in each county. —– The deadline to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance through kynect.ky.gov , the state’s online portal,...
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Over 1 in 4 Kentuckians tested for coronavirus are positive; hospitals filling up with Covid-19 patients, get National Guard help
State Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Omicron variant surges across Kentucky,...
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Kynect health-insurance open enrollment ends Saturday, Jan. 15
Map shows choice of health insurance companies offering federally subsidized plans in each county. —– Saturday, Jan. 15, is the last day for Kentuckians to sign up for federally subsidized...
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Cap on insulin costs takes effect, but for fewer than 1/3 of Kentuckians; Biden bill would cover them all but its fate is in doubt
Reps. Patti Minter and Danny Bentley saw Gov. Andy Beshear sign their insulin price limit bill into law last March. (Screenshot) —– Jan. 1 was the effective date of a new...
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Ky. doesn’t just break the 10,000 new-case mark, it goes over 11,000; Covid-19 hospitalizations up by nearly half in last 2 weeks
Ky. Health News graph; case numbers are from initial, unadjusted daily reports; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky shattered its recently set records...
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America’s Health Rankings provide a snapshot of Kentucky’s health challenges, but also of its recent progress
Kentucky page of report from United Health Foundation; to enlarge or download, click on it. —– By Ben Chandler Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky As we move into another year, the...
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Kentucky has over 9,000 new coronavirus cases for 2nd day in a row, setting another record; positive-test rate also at new high
New York Times map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Coronavirus cases and the share of Kentuckians testing positive for...
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Kentucky pediatrician urges vaccines and masking to keep children in schools: ‘This is a very worrisome time in pediatrics’
Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases surged across the state in the first days of January, several Kentucky doctors not only urged Kentucky...
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Coronavirus numbers explode; positive-test rate also at new high; seven-day average of new cases has doubled in one week
Gov. Andy Beshear donned a mask Wednesday as he concluded his pandemic report on Facebook. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 9,807 new cases of the coronavirus...
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Kentucky’s flu season is in full swing, with cases still increasing; cases have been confirmed in 15 of the state’s 16 health regions
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza cases in Kentucky continue on the rise, and...