Category: HEALTH POLICY
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CDC estimates that Covid-19 risk level is high in 19 Ky. counties, up from 7 last week; level is medium in 28, up from 21
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The federal government’s coronavirus map for Kentucky shows a higher level of virus transmission and an increased risk of the Covid-19 disease. Nineteen Kentucky...
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All of Kentucky’s Covid-19 metrics rose last week; state has attributed the deaths of more than 16,000 Kentuckians to the virus
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All of the metrics to measure the coronavirus in Kentucky crept up in the last week, and the state passed the mark of 16,000...
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Commission, executive director named to award grants from state’s half of $483 million opioid settlement; local governments will get the other half
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron has appointed the 11 people who will oversee the state’s half of the $483 million settlement it reached as part of a national agreement...
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Mothers on WIC program who need formula should call health department; others should call pediatrician, health secretary says
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky families struggle to find baby formula for their infants and no immediate end in sight, Kentucky lawmakers discussed ways to improve the...
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Nominations are sought by Aug. 31 for Dan Martin Award recognizing lifetime contributions to rural health in Kentucky
Since 2003, the Kentucky Rural Health Association has presented an individual with an award for lifetime contributions to rural health in Kentucky. The award is named for its first recipient, Dr. Dan...
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Coronavirus positive-test rate in Ky. went up again, but more slowly, as cases, deaths and hospitalizations dropped last week
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three key metrics of the coronavirus in Kentucky dropped...
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Many rural areas still short of doctors; UK’s health VP says recent federal funding hike for med-school resident slots was inadequate
Photo from The Lane Report —– Just like the rest of the nation, Kentucky needs more doctors, and people and institutions in the state are working on several initiatives to...
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Feds say they are investigating whether state hospitalizes too many Louisville metro-area residents who have mental illness
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating whether adults with severe mental illness in the Louisville metropolitan area are being subjected to excessive institutionalization...
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FDA chief says baby formula supply is expected to remain short through late July; meanwhile, shortage gets worse in Kentucky
Photo from The Associated Press —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The baby formula shortage continues to worsen in Kentucky, with the state’s out-of-stock rate increasing by 20 percentage...
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Kentucky extends post-birth Medicaid coverage to one year
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved a plan to expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum care...