Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Bill that Kentucky hospitals said they need fell victim to dizzying last-minute changes in House
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern A bill Kentucky hospitals say was essential to preserving funds for charity care appears dead after lawmakers in the House late Friday rolled Senate Bill...
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; bill to improve screening awaits final vote
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to improve colorectal cancer screening coverage in Kentucky has just two days left in March to pass during this legislative session. March...
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Kentucky legislature approves late-breaking ‘clarification’ of state abortion law
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern In response to what one Republican called “a desperate need for clarity” in Kentucky abortion law, the General Assembly has approved language detailing the ban’s...
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Bill to provide free feminine hygiene products in schools fails again, despite need
By Ella Denton Kentucky Health News For more than 30 years, Kentucky lawmakers have filed bills to provide free access to feminine hygiene products for elementary and secondary students. And...
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With just days left in Ky’s legislative session, here’s a roundup of health-related bills close to final passage
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just days left in the General Assembly’s short, odd-year session, many health-related bills are still on the table, and only a few have...
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WCPO 9 News: Ky. woman says medical cannabis changed her life; more than 5,200 cards distributed
A Northern Kentucky woman says medical cannabis has changed her life. Deborah Wisdom of Latonia told Connor Steffen with WCPO 9 News, Cincinnati that at one point, her chronic pain...
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Artificial intelligence was hot topic at Kentucky Chamber’s inaugural Healthcare Innovation Summit
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Artificial intelligence was one of the hot topics at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce‘s inaugural Healthcare Innovation Summit, held Feb. 21 in Louisville. The...
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Bill to allow some prior authorization exemptions for qualifying providers passes out of House
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill requiring health insurers to allow qualifying health care providers to bypass prior authorization requirements for certain services has passed out of the...
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Water fluoridation would become optional in Kentucky under bill advanced by House committee
Update, March 2, 2025: House Bill 16 passed 68-29 in the House on Feb. 26, 2025. It now resides in the Senate, awaiting a committee assignment. By Sarah Ladd Kentucky...
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Reproductive rights rally hears abortion ban violates some Kentuckians’ religious freedom
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Just as the Senate and House gaveled in, supporters of reproductive rights rallied in the Capitol rotunda Thursday to call Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban cruel...