Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Kentucky bill to allow cigar bars passes out of committee, would override local smoking bans
Update, March 2, 2025: House Bill 211 passed 74-19 with a committee substitute and two floor amendments on Feb. 18. It resides in the Senate State and Local Government Committee....
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Advocates urge lawmakers to support a bill to put Juul settlement money in a trust for youth vaping prevention
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Advocates who work to decrease cancer in Kentucky rallied at the Kentucky State Capitol on Feb. 11 to ask lawmakers to support a bill...
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Youth advocates rally at Capitol for stronger tobacco and vaping laws; bill filed to license retailers on same day
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky high school students from across the state rallied at the Kentucky State Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 6 in support of stronger tobacco and...
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Bill to ensure Ky. hospitals get same access to drug-discount program as other states passes first hurdle
Update, March 2, 2025: Senate Bill 14 passed out of the Senate Feb. 13 on a vote of 33-4. It awaits a committee assignment in the House. By Melissa Patrick...
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Kentucky is not doing enough to prevent smoking and vaping, says annual report
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern The American Lung Association gave Kentucky mostly failing grades when it comes to preventing tobacco use — and helping people access recovery — in a...
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Eastern Kentucky University hopes to add a college of osteopathic medicine; legislation required to do so
Kentucky Health News Eastern Kentucky University is hoping to add a college of osteopathic medicine to help with the state’s growing need for physicians, Lauren Minor reports for Lexington’s WLEX-TV....
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Courier Journal reports multiple Kentucky colleges ban medical marijuana on campus despite recent legalization
Even though medical marijuana became legal in Kentucky on Jan. 1, multiple universities have told the Louisville Courier Journal that they will not allow it on campus, Killian Baarlaer reports...
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FDA bans Red Dye No. 3 from foods and drugs
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red Dye No. 3 from food, beverages and drugs on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The Center for Science...
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Trump’s return puts Medicaid on the chopping block
By Phil Galewitz KFF Health News Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump’s return to the White...
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Herald-Leader publishes 3 stories about abortion on same day; op-ed calls for lawmakers to make “terrible” laws “slightly less terrible”
The Lexington Herald-Leader published three stories about abortion on Jan. 16. Two of them were by Alex Acquisto. The first was titled, “She needed an abortion, but Kentucky’s ban prevented...