Category: HEALTH POLICY
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With the holiday season just ahead, it’s more important than ever to get this year’s flu shot, state health department says
Mayo Clinic photo —– The state Department for Public Health is pushing Kentuckians to get their flu shots, since the holiday season is approaching. “People will be traveling and families will gather...
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Gov.-elect Andy Beshear says he’ll immediately rescind Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid plan; Republicans are wary of legislating it
(Reuters photo by Harrison McClary) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Governor-elect Andy Beshear says he will rescind Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid plan, which includes, among other things,...
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Kentucky doctors and hospitals are changing the culture of opioid prescribing, acknowledging their role in spurring the epidemic
Dr. Philip Overall in the emergency room at St. Claire Hospital in Morehead, which has cut the unit’s opioid-prescription rates by half. (Photo by John Flavell for the Lexington Herald-Leader) —–...
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First Ky. Senior Hunger Summit brings awareness to issue, seeks solutions; nearly 3,000 Ky. seniors on waiting list for home meals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One in six Kentuckians older than 60 have faced the threat of hunger in the past year, prompting state officials to hold the first-ever...
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Kentucky schools can tap federal money to provide more school-based health services for students enrolled in Medicaid
Kentucky school districts can now use federal Medicaid funding to expand school-based health services, the state announced Friday. “The Medicaid state plan amendment will allow school districts to use federal...
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Medicaid program that pays employer-sponsored insurance premiums for employees has a new application process
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A program that will pay the premiums of working Medicaid members who have access to insurance through their employers has a “new and improved”...
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Is Bevin ‘trying to rip health care away from our families’? Is it true Beshear ‘sold out Kentucky’ in an opioid lawsuit? Here are facts.
Northern Kentucky debate (Photo by Albert Cesare, Cincinnati Enquirer) —– By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsHealth-related issues figure prominently in some of the final messages that the candidates for governor are delivering...
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E-cigarette users need to watch for symptoms of lung injury and should seek help immediately if detected, health officials warn
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention illustration —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If you use electronic cigarettes, contrary to current warnings, it’s important to watch for symptoms of...
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Two Kentuckians, one 13, among plaintiffs in 26-state lawsuit alleging Juul deceived children into using electronic cigarettes
Two Kentuckians are suing Juul Labs, the manufacturer of the most popular electronic cigarette, claiming that the company used deceptive marketing practices to attract children. They are part of a consolidated...
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Kentucky and Ohio researchers get $5.7 million grant to improve Appalachian colorectal cancer screening and follow-up care rates
Researchers in Kentucky and Ohio have received a $5.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to increase colororectal cancer screenings and follow-up care among under-served people in Appalachia. The research will...