Category: HEALTH POLICY
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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...
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Cases keep trending up; long-term-care visits will come with restrictions; Ky. researchers developing masks that attack virus
Video from Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander runs 5 minutes and 35 seconds. —– If you plan to visit a long-term-care facility in Kentucky as visitation reopens,...
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New cases drive up Ky. seven-day average for fifth straight day; Republican senators want Trump to get in the fight, wear a mask
Kentucky Health News chart shows daily cases for last two weeks and 7-day average for each day. —– By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state reported...
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Dust from Sahara could pose a health threat through weekend
This June 24, 2020 image is from the Suomi NPP OMPS aerosol index. The dust plume moved over the Yucatan Peninsula and up through the Gulf of Mexico. The largest...
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New focus on obesity makes Ky. kids’ health ranking plummet in annual report; 38% of them are either overweight or obese
Kids Count charts; for a larger version of any chart, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 31st annual Kids Count Data Book on children’s well...
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Anthem and Passport appeal Beshear administration’s decision kicking them out of state’s Medicaid business as of Jan. 1
By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News Passport Health Plan and Anthem Kentucky, twice denied by different governors the chance to keep managing Medicaid coverage for many Kentuckians, are appealing again. Enrollees with...
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State health chief tells Kentuckians who’ve been to Myrtle Beach to self-quarantine; some long-term-care visitation to resume Mon.
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As it reported 280 more coronavirus cases in Kentucky, the state Department for Public Health issued an advisory to Kentuckians who had traveled in the...