Category: HEALTH POLICY
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State records 58 Covid-19 deaths today, a record, but Beshear cites state’s low death rate, says more masking may be helping
Gov. Andy Beshear, at top near right, and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, at bottom near left, in a vaccination video with counterparts in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. —– By Melissa...
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State reports 49 more deaths from Covid-19; January is on track to be the most deadly month for the disease in Kentucky
Kentucky Health News graph; new-case data is from initial, unadjusted daily reports. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear and his health commissioner have long said Covid-19...
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Hospitals agree to follow higher quality standards to get more money from Medicaid, which covers 1/3 of state’s population
Friedlander and interpreter Virginia Moore announced the new hospital payment program. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With up to 28 rural Kentucky hospitals vulnerable to closure if their financial situation...
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New-case trend stays down and vaccine pace quickens, but supply is a challenge; Beshear issues vetoes, opens door to talks
Ky. Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 2,250 new cases of the coronavirus...
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Youth substance-use webinar says parents need to talk to kids early about vaping; addresses roles of music, social determinants
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The final webinar about reducing disease and unhealthy behaviors in Kentucky’s children focuses on vaping and substance use and offers policies and practical guidance...
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Stivers says legislature could negotiate with Beshear on emergency bills; governor still says ‘changing the rules in the midst of a worldwide health pandemic seems like a bad idea’
The General Assembly has passed three bills to limit the governor’s power in emergencies, including the current pandemic. Gov. Andy Beshear is expected to veto them, and the legislature seems...
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Covid-19 death numbers keep ticking up as most other measures of the pandemic decline; holiday surge appears to be over
Kentucky Health News graph; case numbers are based on initial, unadjusted daily totals —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Sunday’s Kentucky pandemic report was much like Saturday’s, with most...
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Most Ky. measures of pandemic ease slightly, but 32 more deaths keep that trend at a high; prison in Morgan County beset by virus
State Corrections Department chart, with shading applied by Kentucky Health News. Chart is updated on weekdays at https://corrections.ky.gov/facilities/pages/covid19.aspx. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky recorded 3,096 new cases of the novel...
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Coroner in Frankfort’s county says suicides doubled in 2020, while overdoses rose by almost half; those with fentanyl nearly tripled; state drug policy chief says 2020 will be worst year for ODs
Kentucky coroners aren’t required to issue annual reports, but some do, and the 2020 report from Franklin County Coroner Will Harrod suggests it’s a good time to ask your coroner...
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As pandemic keeps us at home more, risk of lung cancer from radon gas increases; tests are available; it’s Radon Action Month
Radon gas comes from rocks, so this geological map suggests risk levels, but there are other factors such as construction and ventilation. For details and more about the map, click here....