Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Beshear and other Democratic AGs sue to block rule allowing ‘association health plans’ pushed by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul
Kentucky’s Andy Beshear is one of 12 Democratic attorneys general suing the federal government over its new rules allowing “association health plans,” a product long advocated by Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul...
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Reports show what adults in five Kentucky regions think about substance abuse, smoking and other issues
The 2017 Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that significantly fewer Kentucky adults are getting prescriptions for pain medication; that they strongly support smoke-free schools; and that most would like to...
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State restores dental, vision and non-emergency transportation benefits for 460,000 people covered by 2014 Medicaid expansion
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News State officials reversed course Thursday and said they would resume paying dental, vision and non-emergency medical transportation costs for 460,000 Kentuckians on expanded Medicaid....
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Feds to reopen Medicaid plan for public comment; state officials say they haven’t decided on appeal of judge’s ruling against it
Federal officials say they will hold another round of public comment on the Kentucky Medicaid plan that was blocked by a federal judge and sent back to them for more...
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Here’s your chance to get a question about a health-related topic asked in a statewide poll
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is seeking suggestions for topics and questions in the next Kentucky Health Issues Poll. The deadline for suggestions is close of business Aug. 1....
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Medicaid dental and vision cuts worry patients and health-care providers; Democrats want answers, restoration of benefits
Kentucky is in the third week without dental, vision or non-emergency transportation benefits for 460,000 Kentucky adults on Medicaid, and Democratic lawmakers, health advocates and dentists are continuing to voice...
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New oral-health plan includes expanded role for hygienists, soft-drink tax to fund loans to get more dentists in under-served areas
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s new plan for oral health calls for the state to expand the role of public-health hygienists, find other ways to expand the dental...
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Justice Department sends Ky. another prosecutor to fight fentanyl, orders charges to be brought regardless of quantity
Kentucky is one of the states that will get an extra federal prosecutor to fight the spread of fentanyl, a powerful opioid blamed for an increasing number of overdoses. As...
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Fifth annual Viral Hepatitis Conference in Lexington July 31
Kentucky will hold its fifth annual viral hepatitis conference, “Kentucky’s Hepatitis Epidemic: The Role of Professionals in Hepatitis Elimination” July 31 in Lexington, three days after World Hepatitis Day. The...
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Resurrecting old model for individual health-insurance market may limit who gets covered and how well, columnist says
Editor’s note: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has been one of the leading advocates of association health plans. By Trudy Lieberman, Rural Health News Service A new health...