Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Pandemic lays bare the starvation of public health departments; Ky. spending per resident fell 32% from 2010 to 2018, story says
Red indicates more spending on police; blue indicates more on non-hospital health. —– “The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the...
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First graduates from federally funded UK program to build workforce to address substance-use disorder are at work
Getty Images —– By Lindsey Piercy and Kaitlin Brooks University of Kentucky The first students to participate in program aimed at combating Kentucky’s opioid epidemic have graduated and gone to...
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The coming holiday weekend has a much different feeling than the last one, because the virus is surging in so many states
By Adam Cancryn and Dan Diamond Politico Pulse Just more than a month ago, Americans headed into a holiday long weekend feeling hopeful — if not quite confident — that...
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Cases remain stable, as daily number equals 7-day average; Cameron trying to join suit against Beshear’s business restrictions
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After announcing 220 new cases and seven new deaths from the novel coronavirus, Gov. Andy Beshear again stressed that it is up to Kentuckians...
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Only 30% in Pew poll say Trump, feds get covid-19 facts right most or all of time; Republicans think crisis is being exaggerated
By David Bauder The Associated Press For a story that has dominated the news during the past four months, a survey out Monday illustrates the difficulty that many Americans have...
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Officials warn Kentuckians to follow rules, to keep economy open; Beshear says spike could bring a mask order or ‘surgical’ moves
Kentucky Health News chart; hospitalizations are not reported on weekends. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With every business in Kentucky reopened this week at some capacity, Gov. Andy...
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McConnell: ‘We cannot go back to April, and we cannot go right back to normal,’ so wear a mask (no stigma!) to protect others
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered these remarks on the Senate floor today. “Each time I’ve returned home over the last several weeks, I’ve had the honor of traveling to...
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Seven-day average of cases is stable; Quarles and agri-tourism farm sue Beshear; blood donations needed in Central Kentucky
Kentucky Health News chart; seven-day average is for that day and preceding six days —– Kentucky reported 117 new cases of the coronavirus Monday, pushing its seven-day rolling average slightly...
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Hospitals say they need more federal money to offset pandemic losses; trying public-service spot to get people to come in for care
Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Medical Association public-service announcement —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The coronavirus pandemic cost Kentucky hospitals $1.6 billion from March to June, and more...
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Sunday cases low, as usual; 7-day average still high; 30-year-old dies; those in 20s are plurality of Ky. cases; media influence seen
State map of all cases, labeled by Kentucky Health News; click on it for a larger version. —– Kentucky officials reported 67 new coronavirus cases Sunday, following the trend of...