Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Delta-8 THC, mildly less potent than marijuana’s delta-9, is legal in Ky. but has risks and new rules; could face further regulation
Kentucky Health News “While politicians debate whether to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, a lesser-known product that gets people similarly high is flourishing in the state. And it’s already legal,”...
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Fewer Kentuckians enrolled in federally subsidized health plans for 2023, likely because many of them could remain on Medicaid
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fewer Kentuckians signed up for a government-subsidized health plan on Kynect, the state-based marketplace, in 2023 than in the previous two years, likely because...
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Beshear says ‘it’s time’ to end U.S. Covid emergency, set May 11, but notes expiring programs; estimated 260,000 to lose Medicaid
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear agreed with President Biden’s decision to end the Covid-19 public health emergency on May 11, a decision that will bring an...
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Most Ky. counties still have low Covid-19 risk, but number of high-risk counties rose last week and new-case rate is first in nation
This story has been updated. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsWhile most Kentucky counties continue to have a low risk from Covid-19, the number of counties with a high risk...
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KET panel discusses bill to legalize medical cannabis in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Proponents and opponents of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky were on KET‘s Jan. 30 edition of “Kentucky Tonight,” with proponents saying...
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Norton Healthcare makes more families eligible for financial aid
Norton Healthcare, which has five hospitals in Louisville and is building another, it making more families eligible for its financial assistance program, raising the income limit from 300% of the...
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Feds let health insurers that overcharged for Medicare Advantage plans keep the hundreds of millions in excess profits from 2011-17
By Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News Health-insurance companies that sell Medicare Advantage to seniors dodged a major financial bullet Monday, as federal officials gave them a reprieve for returning hundreds...
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Covid-19 cases increase and flu cases decrease in Ky.; Biden says he will end public health emergencies for pandemic May 11
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New coronavirus cases in Kentucky increased by 23 percent last week, continuing an up-and-down pattern that creates a rough plateau. Meanwhile, influenza cases decreased...
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Big health-insurance company and major health-care foundation among lead investors in Invest Appalachia venture-capital fund
Kentucky Health News Two big players in health care are the major financiers of a venture-capital firm that calls itself “a regional social investment platform” for Eastern Kentucky and most...
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CDC: Only 5 Ky. counties have high risk from coronavirus; FDA panel recommends one annual Covid-19 vaccination for everyone
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Only five Kentucky counties, all but one along the Virginia border, have a high level of Covid-19 risk, according to the latest weekly map...