Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Robert Slaton dies of stroke at 81; he was a catalyst for many health projects, including Passport Health Plan and Kentucky Health News
Robert Slaton, a health-care consultant and former Kentucky public-health commissioner who was a catalyst for various health-improvement projects in the state, including Passport Health Plan and Kentucky Health News, died Dec. 27...
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More than 1/3 of Kentuckians are enrolled in Medicaid. How many in your county? How many kids? What are their big health issues?
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Most Kentuckians probably don’t know much about Medicaid, but for more than one in three people in the state, it is a lifeline. In...
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Critical access hospitals, which turned 25 in 2022, are vital to providing health care in rural areas; Kentucky has 25
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Critical access hospitals celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2022. The designation was created to ensure the financial viability of the nation’s small, rural hospitals....
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Kentucky again 43rd in America’s Health Rankings, scoring lowest in behavior and health outcomes, high in having a care provider
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After not ranking states for two years due to the pandemic, America’s Health Rankings again placed Kentucky among the 10 unhealthiest states, ranking its healthiness 43rd,...
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Ky. Covid-19 cases up 22% last week; flu kills 31 more, including several children; docs worry about diseases’ effects on weakened seniors
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Covid-19 cases in Kentucky rose 22 percent last week and influenza killed 31 more Kentuckians, including three more children, physicians encouraged Kentuckians to...
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Big, real-world study confirms Covid-19 shots provide much more protection than natural immunity, especially against death
Vaccines give significantly more protection than natural immunity against Covid-19, especially against death, according to one of the first large, real-world studies comparing the two forms of immunity. The study...
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Rep. Guthrie, in line to head health panel, says priorities include Medicare oversight, Covid-19 origins and price transparency
U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green discussed several health issues that Republicans will focus on when they take over the House during an interview with Caitlin Owens of Axios,...
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Ky. respiratory roundup: Hospitals filling; Covid-19 map greener; Beshear calls Fla. governor’s request for vaccine grand jury ‘silly’
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The federal risk map for Covid-19 in Kentucky got greener in the last week, but some Kentucky hospitals are filling up...
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Medical cannabis bill will start in Senate; sponsor says Beshear issued order allowing it as ‘wedge issue’ and tool for re-election
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News State Sen. Stephen West said Dec. 13 that he will resume sponsoring medical marijuana legislation when the General Assembly convenes Jan....
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Federal audits reveal widespread overcharges, other errors in Medicare Advantage plans; Humana and United stand out
By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker Kaiser Health News Recently released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans, with some plans...