Category: HEALTH POLICY
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New coronavirus cases above 800 and positive-test rate over 6%; Beshear calls it a ‘tough day,’ says ‘We simply need to do better’
Kentucky Health News chart; daily figures may be revised slightly after initial report —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After nearly two weeks of coronavirus case numbers on a...
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‘Vigilance and protective measures are essential to save lives’ from overdoses in pandemic, state health secretary writes
Eric Friedlander —– By Eric Friedlander Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services “Together, we are stronger than opioids.” It’s a uniting mantra we use as part of the...
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Positive-test rate up again, to 5.57%; KEA says in-person school should wait until state and local rates are under 4% for 3 weeks
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As covid-19 hospitalizations again set a record, and more Kentuckians tested positive for the coronavirus, the Kentucky Education Association said Friday that in-person schooling...
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Telehealth is improving access to health care; digital interactions emerge as a silver lining to the pandemic’s dark cloud
Max Coyne does telehealth. (Photo provided to the University of Kentucky) —– By Shannon Clinton The Lane Report Amy Coyne noticed her 9-year-old son Max wasn’t feeling well and booked a...
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Attorney general has online form to report Medicaid fraud, abuse
Kentuckians have a new tool for reporting suspected Medicaid fraud and patient abuse to the Office of the Attorney General. They can now electronically report abuse, neglect, and exploitation by completing...
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Six substance-abuse treatment programs get $1 million grants
Six Kentucky programs for treating substance-use disorder in “high-risk rural communities” got $6 million in competitive federal grants, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday. The grants are from the Health...
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State fair won’t be public; bars will be allowed to reopen with stricter rules; hospitalizations set record, reflecting July surge
Kentucky Health News chart based on initial daily numbers, which are often slightly revised —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News This month’s Kentucky State Fair will be only for...
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Positive-test rate goes above 5.5%, making Beshear consider recommending another delay of in-person schooling
Ky. Health News adaptation of chart shown by Health and Family Service Secretary Eric Friedlander —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News More Kentuckians are testing positive for the novel...
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Latest White House report has fewer Kentucky counties in danger zones, drops two points of preventive advice from previous report
Table from White House Coronavirus Task Force report; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky got a better report this week from...
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Covid-19 cases up and hospitalizations at record high, but Beshear says virus leveling off in Ky.; calls for more federal aid
Chart by Daniel Desrochers of Lexington Herald-Leader shows past month’s covid-19 hospitalizations. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News After reporting 700 new cases of the coronavirus...