Category: HEALTH POLICY
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House passes medical-marijuana bill, 65-30, after specifying illnesses for its use; Senate passage remains much in doubt
Photo illustration from MedicalMarijuana.com —– Kentucky would be the 34th state to make marijuana legal for medicinal purposes, under a bill the state House passed Thursday by a vote of...
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KET to air ‘Undiagnosed: The Diabetes Epidemic’ followed by a panel discussion about the disease on Monday, Feb. 24
Part of an infographic from a 2019 state report. —– Nearly half of Kentucky adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes — and many of them don’t know they have it. To...
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New federal policy means fewer life-saving liver transplants in Ky., say top medical officials at major universities, who are fighting it
University of Michigan illustration —– By Mark Newman, Tom Miller and Kelly McMasters A rushed proposal that became federal policy across the country this month will increase the cost and...
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Bills to help health departments with pensions pass House; some counties will have to increase their public-health taxes
Rep. DuPlessis explains HB 171. (LRC Public Information photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two bills that were presented as part of a “three-phase approach” to create a sustainable...
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As state works to secure Medicaid managed-care contracts, Senate passes bill to only allow three of them, down from five
Sen. Stephen Meredith presents SB 30 to limit Medicaid managed-care contracts to three. (Photo from Legislative Public Information Office) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Only three...
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Medical marijuana bill expected to pass House; Senate uncertain
Reps. Jason Nemes and John Sims Jr. presented the medical marijuana bill, HB 136, in the House Judiciary Committee. (Photo from Legislative Public Information Office) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health...
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Federal appeals court strikes down Medicaid work requirements
Gov. Matt Bevin announced his plan in 2016. (WFPL photo) —– A federal appeals court ruled Friday against the work requirements that then-Gov. Matt Bevin tried to impose on Medicaid enrollees who...
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Bill to cap insulin co-pays in some health plans to $100 per month per prescription moves to full House with 74 sponsors
Charlotte Whittaker, Rep. Danny Bentley and Mary Beth Lacey present HB 12. (Twitter photo by Lawrence Smith, WDRB-TV) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill to...
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Bills aimed at reducing youth ‘vaping’ pass first hurdles
Abby Piper, with Jefferson County Public Schools; state Rep. Jerry Miller; and Bonnie Hackbarth, of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, presented HB 69 in committee. —– FRANKFORT, Ky. —...
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McConnell throws cold water on bills to control drug prices, rein in surprise medical billing
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says divisions within his Republican caucus are keeping the Senate from taking up bills to control drug prices and surprise medical billing. The Kentuckian spoke...