Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Kentucky’s Covid-19 cases took a big jump last week, but hospitalizations were down
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of Kentuckians with Covid-19 nearly doubled last week over the prior week, but fewer people were hospitalized with it. The state Department...
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Gov. Beshear defends his mitigation strategies that resulted in student learning loss, saying they saved lives
Gov. Andy Beshear discussed a number of health topics during an interview with Bill Bryant on WKYT‘s Kentucky Newsmakers, including medical cannabis, Delta 8, abortion and the state’s response to...
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There is no vaccine for hepatitis C ; all adults should get tested
By Takako Schaninger University of Kentucky The hepatitis vaccines you receive as a child don’t protect you from getting hepatitis C, a serious disease that can have fatal consequences including...
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2022 County Data Book from Kids Count measures well-being of Kentucky’s children, by county; smoking in pregnancy goes down
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This year’s 2022 Kentucky Kids Count County Data Book, which looks at the well-being of children in each county, focuses on the importance of...
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Four Kentuckians have died from the flu this season; Beshear urges Kentuckians to get vaccinated for flu and Covid-19
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza continues to spread across Kentucky, and three more residents of the state have died from it, according to the state Department for Public...
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Using his pardon power, Beshear lets people with certain certified health conditions possess up to 8 ounces of medical marijuana
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentuckians who meet a detailed set of requirements would be able to possess up to 8 ounces of marijuana for medical use starting Jan....
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State Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion case
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Supreme Court of Kentucky heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will ultimately, but not immediately, decide the constitutional framework for abortion...
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$35 cap on seniors’ monthly insulin costs isn’t reflected in online ‘plan finder’ that is used by Medicare members to choose a plan
By Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News A big cut in prescription drug prices for some Medicare beneficiaries kicks in next year, but finding those savings isn’t easy. Congress approved in...
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State has fewer spots at facilities that care for children with emotional or psychiatric needs, threatening family breakups
Kentucky has “a shrinking number of spots at facilities that care for children, most in foster care. Financial strain is exacerbated by unprecedented staff shortages, including therapists, that leave facilities...
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Time for pharmacy-benefit managers to ‘share the savings’ in prescription-drug costs, crusaders against diabetes write
OPINION By George Huntley and Stewart Perry George Huntley of Indianapolis is CEO of the Diabetes Leadership Council and the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition. He has lived with Type 1...