Category: HEALTH POLICY
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In a frank discussion of health equity for people of color, a call to action includes addressing a long list of unmet social needs
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Addressing health disparities and inequities requires a commitment to address the unmet social needs that contribute to poor health, and that holds true in...
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For sixth day of the last seven, new coronavirus cases increase, but hospitalizations for covid-19 continue a decline
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported 258 new cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky Friday, the sixth day out of the last seven...
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Beshear calls state’s covid-19 situation ‘very fragile,’ and tells the many not wearing masks in public, ‘We need you to reconsider’
State map labeled by Kentucky Health News shows Shelby County as new hotspot. Click to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 234 new cases of...
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Baptist Health gets pandemic-relief money to expand telehealth
Baptist Health has received $873,982 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to expand telehealth services at its hospitals. It can use the money for technology, software and network...
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Beshear says he will restart Kynect, the health-insurance marketplace his father launched as part of embracing Obamacare
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday that he will restart the state health-insurance exchange that his father, then-Gov. Steve Beshear, began in 2013 under the...
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As cases remain on a plateau, Beshear says virus is manageable, as long as Kentuckians follow the rules for preventing its spread
KHN chart shows two-week decline in May followed by a 10-day rise and a plateau higher than before. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...
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Beshear reports 203 new coronavirus cases and 7 more deaths; guidance up for pools and gatherings up to 50, allowed June 29
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After announcing 203 new...
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Some areas of Appalachian Kentucky are seeing a jump in coronavirus cases, with many small outbreaks tied to churches
Some rural areas in Kentucky that hadn’t had many coronavirus cases are seeing an increase, in part because of the reopenings of churches and businesses, Bill Estep reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Harlan...
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Norton Healthcare announces five-step plan to address health and racial inequalities in Louisville and in its own house
Norton Healthcare has announced a five-step plan to address health care and racial inequalities in its own organization and the Louisville communities it serves: Establishing the Norton Healthcare Institute for Health Equity,...
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The virus is winning, and will not be defeated by false narratives, but by reasonable prevention measures, Somerset physician says
Dr. Kevin Kavanagh —– By Dr. Kevin Kavanagh Society is struggling on two fronts, both for social justice and at the same time to control a raging epidemic. The epidemic...