Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Kentucky tobacco-free advocates win Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ national Group Youth Advocates of the Year award
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids named the #iCANendthetrend Youth Advisory Board Group Youth Advocates of the Year. Front, from left: Saumya Sikhwal, Jasmin Hernandez, Sarah Larkin and Philena Ash. Back: Jordan Joslin, Chloe Brady,...
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15% fewer med-school grads applied for residencies in Kentucky this year; med-school association attributes that to abortion ban
By Sylvia Goodman Kentucky Public Radio The Association of American Medical Schools says 15 percent fewer U.S. medical-school graduates applied to Kentucky residency programs in the 2023-24 academic year, part of...
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Falling immunization rates pose threats to Kentucky and the rest of nation; immunization climate remains ‘turbulent,’ observer says
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The immunization crisis in Kentucky is not just a Kentucky issue, but is happening nationwide. “It’s not going to take long before we see...
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Industry says Biden administration’s rule mandating staffing levels for nursing homes is ‘impossible’ for them to meet
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new law that sets minimum staffing requirements for federally funded long-term care facilities will require many of them to hire more nurses and...
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Does Ky. law protect in vitro fertilization? Depends on who’s asked
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern None of the bills to explicitly protect in vitro fertilization in Kentucky got a hearing this legislative session, making them effectively dead on arrival. With...
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Legislative lobbying reports for last session rank pharmacy-benefit managers fifth, hospitals sixth, Altria 11th, Anthem 17th, docs 18th
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The trade association for pharmacy benefit managers, which acts as middlemen between drug and health-insurance companies, was the fifth largest reported spender on lobbying...
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Vaping and substance use in Kentucky schools has spiked in the last five years, especially in the younger grades; up 147% overall
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of drug, alcohol and tobacco events recorded by schools have increased in schools at all levels across Kentucky, according to data collected...
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Biden administration indefinitely postpones ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback from Black voters, others
By Matthew Perrone and Zeke Miller Associated Press President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a...
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National report on health-system performance ranks Kentucky low, but disparities among its racial and ethnic groups are also low
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new report from The Commonwealth Fund, a New York-based foundation, shows racial and ethnic disparities persist in health-care access, quality, and outcomes in...
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Vape retailers and hemp association file suit to block new law that limits sale of vape products to those approved by the FDA
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Four vape shops, the Kentucky Vaping Retailers Association and the Kentucky Hemp Association have filed suit in Franklin Circuit Court seeking to strike down a...