Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Overdose deaths in Ky. workplaces tripled in 2019-2021; in the latter year they were the 2nd leading cause of occupational fatality
Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky workplaces tripled from 2019 to 2021, according to the latest annual report from the Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program. The program, part of the...
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Drinking while pregnant can have long-lasting effects on children, but almost 1/2 of pregnant Kentuckians report consuming alcohol
Did you know that children of mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy can undergo changes to their facial features, accompanied by a variety of lifelong mental and physical challenges? And...
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Maternal deaths up in Ky., U.S., especially among Blacks; state’s rate is sixth in nation; drug and substance abuse are big factors
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Pregnancy-related deaths continue to be on the rise across the nation, going up nearly 40 percent between 2020 and 2021, according to the Centers for...
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Medicare Advantage TV ads and other marketing will have to follow new rules aimed at stopping deception of beneficiaries
Kentucky Health News Those incessant ads and phone calls about Medicare, and other marketing devices that the federal government considers deceptive, are about to get makeovers. At least that’s what...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and state agency start effort to encourage Kentuckians to improve immunity and overall health
A new campaign encourages Kentuckians to boost their overall health and immunity to combat chronic conditions and Covid-19, the effects of which are still being felt across the state. “Raise...
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Legislature nixes Beshear’s expansion of Medicaid dental, hearing and vision benefits; dentists’ lobby says it took no stand on the bill
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Republican-controlled General Assembly stood by its repeal of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s expansion of dental, hearing and vision benefits for 900,000 Kentucky adults...
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Bill to legalize medical marijuana for some in 2025 becomes law
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After years of failed attempts, on the last day of the 2023 legislative session legislators passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana for people...
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Fentanyl test strips will no longer be drug paraphernalia under law
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Fentanyl test strips will no longer be considered drug paraphernalia in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday signed a bipartisan bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips...
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Every Kentucky county has a low risk of Covid-19 transmission
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Every county in Kentucky has a low risk of Covid-19 transmission, according to the latest weekly analysis of risk based on new cases and...
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Guthrie, new chair of House health subcommittee, calls for more price transparency by pharmacy benefit managers and hospitals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green is playing a priominent role as Congress investigates the role of pharmacy benefit managers in the growing...