Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Beshear ends non-essential retail, elective medical procedures; calls out violators, including a church; Sen. Paul has the virus
As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this page will be updated. Official state guidance is at https://kycovid19.ky.gov. Sunday, March 22, 2020 Gov. Andy Beshear said...
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Ky. covid-19 numbers compare favorably to major border states; one analyst says it gives people hope, and quotes them
For a larger version of the infographic, click on it. —– Kentucky compares favorably with major bordering states in dealing with the coronavirus, according to recent compilations of testing and...
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Bill to help independent pharmacies goes to the governor
Sen. Max Wise presented SB 50 on Feb. 20 in the Senate. (Legislative Research Commission photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to resolve payment issues between Kentucky...
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Beshear asks schools to shut until April 20, warns about all gatherings, business practices; testing expands; more needed
As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this page will be updated. Official state guidance is at https://kycovid19.ky.gov. —– Saturday, March 21, 2020 Gov. Andy Beshear,...
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Rural hospitals seek help in covid-19 response legislation, which is blocked by Democrats, who say it’s too friendly to corporations
The Kentucky Rural Health Association is urging its members to ask Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, their senior U.S. senator, to include help for rural hospitals in the third coronavirus package being...
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Two main fronts in fighting the new coronavirus and covid-19 in Kentucky are a familiar pair: Saturday night and Sunday morning
Gov. Andy Beshear showed how aggressive steps to limit social interaction can prevent deaths from a pandemic of a disease for which there is no vaccine. A reproducible version of the...
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Beshear says he will close restaurants and bars; pleads against runs on stores; CDC advises against gatherings of 50+
As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this page will be updated. Official state guidance is at https://kycovid19.ky.gov. Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Four more Kentucky cases...
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Landmark bill to overhaul public-health system on governor’s desk; companion bills, including budget, await action in Senate
Kentucky health department officials gathered in Frankfort Thursday, March 5 for passage of House Bill 129 out of the Senate. The bill has since gotten final passage in the House...
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Coping with covid-19: It’s important to maintain mental and behavioral health, especially among children, experts say
Sandra Wilson logged into a school-supplied iPad at Klondike Elementary in Louisville. Students are getting lessons remotely while not attending school. (Courier Journal photo by Michael Clevenger) —– By Al Cross...
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When health officials talk about strong measures to ‘flatten the curve’ to fight the coronavirus, this is what they’re talking about
Measures that are being called “drastic” and “extreme” are necessary to keep the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease from overwhelming the U.S. health-care system, according to health experts and public...