Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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For second time, judge throws out Medicaid contracts that govern care for 1 in 3 Kentuckians, faulting state bidding process
For the second time, a Frankfort judge has thrown out the state’s $8 billion in Medicaid managed-care contracts, saying many irregularities in the second round of bidding “cast a cloud...
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New federal guidelines will let almost all providers prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder, a boon to rural Kentucky
Photo by Oregon Health & Science University —– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it will allow most medical providers to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder without being...
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More than ever, numbers show a pandemic plateau, tilting down
Kentucky Health News graph shows state-reported data for the last seven months. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Is this the definition of a pandemic plateau, one with a...
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CDC: Outbreak of more contagious virus strain in nursing home began with unvaccinated employee; vaccines can prevent such
Life Care Center of Morehead (Company photo) —– In state health department video, nursing-home staff say why they got a shot. This story has been updated with comments from state officials. By...
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Some pandemic numbers in Kentucky keep rising, slightly
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Several measures of the pandemic in Kentucky...
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Nurses shouldn’t have to pick between integrity and compliance, one writes, calling for a standard national work system
Photo by Ancora Home Care —– The writer is a nurse in Central City. She wrote this for The Leader-News. By Dara Bratcher Integrity is one of the most important qualities...
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New-case and positive-test averages stable as U.S. numbers rise
Kentucky Health News graph, based on initial, unadjusted case numbers announced daily —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As national numbers suggested the pandemic is expanding again, Kentucky’s numbers...
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Special open enrollment period for government-subsidized health insurance extended to Aug. 15; new rules expand who qualifies
Kaiser Family Foundation graphs; for a larger version of any image, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The special open enrollment period for people to buy...
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Four Ky. health groups mount campaign for vaccinations
To overcome hesitancy or resistance to vaccination against the novel coronavirus, four Kentucky health groups have started a campaign of public-service announcements online and in print. “Take It From Me”...
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Community health centers get $96 million for Covid-19 work
Kentucky’s 25 federally qualified health centers, generally known as community health centers, will share more than $96 million in grants from the recent relief-and-stimulus bill, the American Rescue Plan Act. “The funding...