Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Sen. Stephen Meredith named Kentucky Hospital Association Legislative Champion
The Kentucky Hospital Association has recognized state Sen. Stephen Meredith as a 2024 KHA Legislative Champion for his outstanding service and leadership in the Kentucky General Assembly. The award was...
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FDA issues new guidelines requiring all women with dense breasts be informed of this after a mammogram
By: Dr. Aurela Clark University of Kentucky In September, new guidelines from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will require that all women receive information about their breast density following...
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More intellectual and developmental disability waiver slots open in Kentucky , but wait list remains huge
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky legislators approved funding in the latest budget cycle for additional “waiver” slots to help more residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These waivers...
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Kentucky maternal health roundtable explores ways to improve Kentucky maternal health; two stories from Kentucky Lantern
The Kentucky Lantern offers two stories this week about maternal health in Kentucky, both by Sarah Ladd. One is about a roundtable held in Louisville that was moderated by Carole...
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Grant applications open to nonprofits that work with substance-use disorder and mental health in underserved communities
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The second round of Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky grants to expand services and programming for substance use recovery and mental heath support in...
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Annual health-policy forum Oct. 8 in Frankfort will focus on how a civic engagement approach can change health outcomes in Ky.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News What if the way to improving the health of Kentuckians is to create a culture where every person shares the same goal? That will...
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Lawmakers join Ky’s largest addiction treatment provider to oppose Medicaid payment cuts; centers trying to negotiate cuts
By Deborah Yetter and Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern The state’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment is warning that looming cuts in Medicaid reimbursement to some providers could damage...
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State judge dismisses constitutional challenge to anti-vaping law
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 law banning the sale of some vaping products. Wingate sided...
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New state health laws are in effect; one to regulate herbal drug kratom is in limbo due to lack of funding, Beshear says
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A number of new state health laws took effect July 15, ranging from measures on maternal health to improved access to a commonly used...
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Cigarette tax collections in Ky. jumped, then dropped, after the last two tax increases; the state’s smoking rate has also been on the decline
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Increasing state cigarette taxes has proven to be an effective policy to decrease smoking rates, and it appears that is also true in Kentucky....