Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Only 145 confirmed flu cases have been reported in state this season, but health commissioner says it’s too early to call it mild
State Department for Public Health map shows confirmed flu cases so far this season. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has confirmed one-sixth as many flu cases this season as...
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OPINION: Governor’s school orders go against design of human beings, to live in relationships, faith-based policy leader says
By Jordan Tong Commonwealth Policy Center As numbers of new covid-19 cases have risen in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear has once again put the clamps on the commonwealth. The newest...
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Dec. 14 webinar will focus on the mental health of young people; latest in health foundation’s annual policy forum series
The fourth of five free webinars about efforts to reduce disease and unhealthy behaviors that often begin in childhood will focus on ways to better understand youth and ways to...
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Seven-day averages of new virus cases and covid-19 deaths in Kentucky reach new highs; Kavanaugh considers schools case
Kentucky Health News graph; dates are those on which deaths were confirmed. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic set no daily records in Kentucky Friday, but the...
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Dec. 15 is the deadline to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance; Kentucky enrollment is running behind last year’s
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The deadline to enroll in federally subsidized health insurance for 2021 is fast approaching, with the last day Tuesday, Dec. 15 to sign up...
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Washington Post story on nursing homes and the pandemic highlights the case of a Kentucky staffer who died of covid-19
Michelle Thompson —– A Kentucky nursing-home worker who died of covid-19 after volunteering to care for patients with the disease figures prominently in a national story about long-term-care facilities, their...
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Covid-19 hospitalizations in Ky. and U.S. at new highs; positive-test rate passes 10%; second highest day for new virus cases
State Department for Public Health map, with additional labels by Kentucky Health News —– By Al CrossKentucky Health News As the pandemic set more records in Kentucky and the nation, Gov. Andy...
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More partners join campaign, mainly on social media, to encourage flu vaccinations to prevent a ‘twindemic’ with covid-19
The campaign to amplify the importance of all Kentuckians receiving a flu shot, particularly amid the coronavirus pandemic, has some new partners. Aetna Better Health of Kentucky, Humana, WellCare of...
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37 reported dead today from covid-19, the state’s deadliest day yet; Beshear notes White House report commends his actions
Kentucky Health News graph; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This week’s White House pandemic report praised Gov. Andy Beshear’s latest orders...
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Kentucky sees worst coronavirus day yet, with more than 4,000 new cases, 35 deaths and other record measurements of misery
From Gov. Andy Beshear’s Twitter page —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced record numbers for almost every metric the state uses to measure the coronavirus...