Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Open enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance (Obamacare) begins Friday, Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 15
Insurance Department maps, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on either for a larger version. Open enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance in Kentucky next year will begin Friday, Nov....
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As ‘vaping’ devices evolve, new potential hazards emerge
Electronic cigarettes (Photo by Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) —– By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Kaiser Health News The smokeless tobacco industry that began with low-voltage cigarette look-alikes has evolved to include customizable, high-wattage...
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Trump may back off planned e-cigarette flavoring ban and allow mint and menthol, to the pleasure of tobacco companies
Trump tweeted this after his campaign manger raised concerns. —– President Trump’s campaign manager has warned him that his plan to ban most flavored electronic cigarettes “could backfire in the...
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Lawmaker files two bills aimed at e-cigarettes; some want to ban flavors, but sponsor says that should be left up to federal officials
Rep. Jerry Miller announces his pre-filed vaping bills, aimed at rampant teen use of electronic cigarettes. (WLKY-TV image) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A Louisville legislator has pre-filed two bills...
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Be wary of the complex pros and cons of Medicare Advantage plans during open enrollment through Dec. 1, columnist advises
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service Along with crunchy leaves and pumpkins, fall brings a slew of advertising for insurance plans that fill the gaps in Medicare coverage. Misleading...
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Weekly editor-publisher, one of several speakers at Nov. 15 workshop on Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery, tells why and how she covers it, and why you should too
Sharon Burton has been getting national attention for her series “The Cost of Addiction” in her weekly Adair County Community Voice in Columbia, Kentucky. On Nov. 15, in Ashland, Ky., she will discuss with...
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Citing legal problems encountered by Kentucky and Arkansas, Arizona suspends its plan to add work requirements to Medicaid
Section 1115 waivers are the device being used to add work and other “community engagement” rules. —– Arizona has indefinitely suspended its plan to add work requirements to its Medicaid program “due...
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Over 1/3 of Ky. students in violation of rule requiring hepatitis A shots; other immunizations fall short; report has county figures
Photo illustration from NaturalHealthNews.com —– More than a third of Kentucky school students are in violation of the year-old state law requiring them to be vaccinated for the liver disease...
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Kentucky legislators have pre-filed bills to cap the cost of insulin for some; advocate describes the ‘real cost’ of diabetes
Lisa Middleton, patient advocate —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While legislators and health advocates work to control the surging cost of insulin, a mother with two children and...
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Bevin and Beshear hotly debate governor’s Medicaid work rules, their effect and their cost; and their stands on health insurance
Gov. Bevin and Attorney General Beshear debated Oct. 15. (Photo by Ryan Hermens, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A key difference between Kentucky’s gubernatorial candidates is that...