Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Baptist settles dispute with Humana but not United and WellCare
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Baptist Health and Humana have ended a months-long standoff over Kentuckians with health coverage through Medicare Advantage and commercial insurance plans, the companies said Thursday,...
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Contrary to Trump’s musings, McConnell says efforts to repeal the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are ‘largely over’
Obamacare, now into its second decade, is pretty much here to stay. So says Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, contradicting former President Trump’s comments that he is still...
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Coleman wants opioid commission to shift focus to prevention, especially among youth; leaves small door open to ibogaine
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman laid out his mission for the next phase of the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission Tuesday, calling on them...
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Bill aimed at curbing Kentucky’s youth ‘vaping epidemic’ passes House; Ky. Youth Advocates calls on Senate to make it stronger
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to curb what its sponsor called the youth “vaping epidemic” in Kentucky passed the state House on Monday and is now in...
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State health chief says measles risk stems from pandemic’s anti-vaccine ‘ideologies’; discusses how to lose weight, need for sleep
This story has been updated. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News In a wide-ranging TV interview, state Health Commissioner Steven Stack warned Kentuckians that not enough of them are vaccinated...
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State and federal lawmakers say they’re still trying to rein in health-insurance middlemen, called pharmacy-benefit managers
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A day after Gov. Andy Beshear talked at a White House roundtable about Kentucky’s moving to one pharmacy-benefit manager for Medicaid, First District U.S....
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House passes ‘Momnibus’ bill with measures for maternal health
By Isabella Sephaban Kentucky Lantern A maternal-health bill nicknamed “Momnibus’ was unanimously approved by the Kentucky House Tuesday after about 20 minutes of discussion. The bipartisan House Bill 10 came out...
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On 4th anniversary of Ky.’s first Covid-19 case, Beshear says it’s a time ‘to say that we’re going to try to do better and better . . . ‘
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Four years after the day that Kentucky confirmed its first official case of Covid-19, Kandie Adkinson rang a singular bell in the state Capitol rotunda,...
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Flu shots limit infection rates, which are still elevated in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Department for Public Health still considers hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses high and says flu activity remains elevated. Health officials say the best...
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State’s health chief urges parents to get kids vaccinated against measles, the most contagious disease, which can do great harm
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A highly contagious childhood disease that was declared eliminated in the United States in the year 2000 is making a comeback, largely driven by...