Category: HEALTH POLICY
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WKYT-TV: Proposed Medicaid cuts could put 35 Kentucky hospitals at risk of closing
In a letter to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Democrats have raised concerns about the risk his “Big Beautiful Bill” will have on rural hospitals. The letter lists 338 of...
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Turn ‘anger into action,’ says Kentuckian leaving American Medical Association presidency
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern In his final address as president of the American Medical Association, Kentucky’s Dr. Bruce A. Scott called on the medical community to turn its “anger...
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NPR: Diseases are spreading and CDC isn’t warning the public like it was months ago.
Since the Trump administration assumed power in January, an NPR analysis has found that “many of the platforms the CDC used to communicate with the public have gone silent.” “Health...
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Kentucky public health officials issue health alert against kratom products
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Department for Public Health and the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy have issued a health alert, advising the public not to...
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Experts say Medicaid cuts would risk opioid treatment access for Kentuckians
By Nadia Ramlagan Kentucky News Connection As Congress continues to push for cuts and additional work requirements for Medicaid eligibility, experts warn that more Kentuckians could lose access to treatment...
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Free Health for a Change webinar aims to help people better understand medical cannabis program; June 13
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “Medical Cannabis & Community Partnership Opportunities.” It will be Friday,...
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‘Golden Age’ or ‘wrong and cruel?’ Kentuckians respond to U.S. House GOP passing Trump’s plan
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Reaction in Kentucky to the “big beautiful bill” Republicans in the U.S. House passed early Thursday ranged from alarm to applause. The bill, which passed...
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Study shows Kentucky among highest in nation for rural women of childbearing age receiving Medicaid
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Senate is considering a U.S. House-passed budget reconciliation bill to slash $700 billion in Medicaid funding over 10 years, and experts say,...
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Challengers to Kentucky’s vaping law dismiss federal lawsuit
Kentucky Health News After a months-long court battle, the challengers to Kentucky’s vaping law voluntarily dismissed their federal lawsuit before the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The dismissal effectively ends...
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Kentucky Youth Advocates’ Opioid Data Dashboard has new county-level data; offers June 4 webinar on how to leverage data
Kentucky Health News Kentucky Youth Advocates‘ new Opioid Data Dashboard now has county-level data, and KYA is offering a webinar to help local leaders learn how to put this data...