Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Kids Count County Data Book looks at the well-being of state’s children, county by county, and has some ‘warning signs’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 2023 Kentucky Kids Count County Data Book, which looks at the well-being of children in each county, serves as a guidepost for how...
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Ky. kindergartners’ vaccination rates rose last year, but remained below the national average and were short of ‘herd immunity’ level
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News More Kentucky children are getting their basic vaccinations, after three years of decline, but the state remains below the national average, and below the...
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Kentucky first state with automatic Medicaid renewal for children
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has received federal approval to automatically renew coverage for children in Medicaid or the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program for 12 months. “Kentucky...
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Opioid panel leader cites support for government-funded research into psychedelic drug; members have robust discussion of idea
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The commission that spends the state’s half of opioid settlements with drug makers, distributors and retailers agreed Tuesday to simplify its grant application process,...
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Center for Excellence in Rural Health celebrates Rural Health Day
By Beth Bowling University of Kentucky HAZARD, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health and the Kentucky Office of Rural Health are proud to join communities...
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Walgreens to pay state $102 million to settle opioid claims
Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Wednesday that Walgreens and its subsidiaries hves agreed to pay a $102 million settlement to the state for business practices that worsened the opioid epidemic. Walgreens...
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Louisville wastewater shows a surge of flu virus, signaling Ky. flu season is here; shots recommended for all six months and older
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Department for Public Health‘s weekly respiratory virus update, released Thursday, Nov. 9, shows that Covid-19 activity is moderate and influenza activity is...
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Beshear win pressures legislature to put exceptions for rape and incest, topic of impactful TV ad, into state’s near-total abortion ban
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Standing before cheering supporters on election night, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrapped up his re-election celebration with a round of thanks. “First to my parents,”...
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Telehealth helps people stay in drug treatment, UK study finds
By Rachel Evans and Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky Drug users getting buprenorphine treatment for opioid-use disorder through telehealth are slightly more likely to stay in treatment longer than those...
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Kentucky health insurers give $750,000 to Louisville public-benefit firm to improve care for opioid-exposed infants in rural Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Association of Health Plans, the trade group for companies selling health insurance in Kentucky, has given $750,000 to Nascend, a Louisvile-based public-benefit...