Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Beshear decries ‘misinformation’ about virus, says his gradual reopening strategy is aimed at getting children back in school
By Al Cross and Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsGov. Andy Beshear stepped up his rhetoric against “misinformation” about the coronavirus and said his gradual reopening of Kentucky’s economy is designed to...
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Pandemic has made telehealth necessary, easier to get, and sure to continue as is; 7 to 8 years’ worth of progress, official says
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal officials on a rural health webinar applauded the federal government’s efforts to expand telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic, and predicted its uptick will...
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Ky. gets first case of deadly child syndrome; on first day of general retail reopening, Beshear asks Kentuckians to take it slow
Gov. Andy Beshear displayed these pictures of Robert Wright of Leitchfield, who died April 30. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be...
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Maps show counties’ infection rates; coronavirus expert says more inmates will surely become infected and die at state prison
State map, labeled; click it to enlarge. No-number counties have no cases; Campbell’s rate is 120.1. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item has...
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Beshear urges churches not to resume in-person services unless ready, says people returning to work should schedule a virus test
Gene Hornback, 85, of Versailles spent three weeks on a ventilator at Baptist Health Lexington, and his wife Elaine, left, was also admitted March 30. He was released to rehabilitation Friday; she had...
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Federal judge issues order exempting all religious services from Beshear’s order against gatherings of more than 10 people
Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove —– A federal judge has ruled that Kentucky churches can resume in-person worship without fear that police and health officials will enforce Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency...
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State reveals plan to test every resident and employee in all 286 nursing homes in next 2 months; posts more reopening guidance
Beshear held up his mask as he asked others to wear theirs. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state...
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Kentucky has nation’s highest jobless rate, three estimators say
Map and estimates by Stateline, an initiative of the Pew Research Center (Ky. Health News labels) —– By three separate estimates, the coronavirus pandemic has given Kentucky has the worst unemployment rate in...
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Most Kentucky hospitals get a ‘C’ on a twice-a-year safety report card, including Jewish, which got a rare ‘F’ on the last report
Screenshot of Hazard ARH scores shows detail for infection issues and tabs for other issues. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News For the fourth grading period in a row, a nonprofit...
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‘Temporary’ child-care centers say staffing rule burdens them; domestic-violence orders are down, but domestic murders are up
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov. Most child-care centers in Kentucky are closed, but 79 are...