Category: HEALTH POLICY
-
Op-ed calls for passage of a bill sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie that would increase innovative cancer screenings for seniors
Bio Nebraska graphic —– Federal legislation has been proposed to require Medicare to evaluate and pay for multi-cancer early-detection tests once they are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Currently,...
-
National report highlights challenges rural hospitals face as they move out of the pandemic, offers federal policy solutions
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, before it closed —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal pandemic money helped to shore up rural hospitals as they worked to care for...
-
CDC says Covid-19 risk is high in 43 counties and medium in 35; transmission levels are high in 111, and Beshear advises caution
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of Kentucky counties on the federal Covid-19 risk map continues to increase, with almost two-thirds estimated...
-
Judge blocks state abortion bans until at least Wednesday, July 6
Judge hears arguments (C-J photo by Scott Utterback) —– Kentucky Health News A judge has temporarily blocked Kentucky laws that ban abortion. Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry issued a restraining order...
-
Registration for July 14 Rural Health Journalism Workshop in Chattanooga is open through July 7; pay no more than $30
The Association of Health Care Journalists is hosting a Rural Health Journalism Workshop on July 14 in Chattanooga for its members, and it’s easy to join and attend. This year marks the...
-
In Morehead is an example of what the pandemic taught hospitals
St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead —– With the pandemic no longer stressing them, rural hospitals in Kentucky are reflecting on what it taught them. Liz Carey of The Daily...
-
CDC says Covid-19 risk is growing in Ky.; it’s high in 22 counties and medium in 37; virus transmission levels are still high in 111
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This week’s federal Covid-19 risk map shows almost half of Kentucky’s counties at increased risk. The rankings are based on new coronavirus cases, hospital...
-
Ky. medical experts say Covid-19 will always be with us, but vaccines, therapies and preventive steps mean we can live with it
Top: “Kentucky Tonight” host Renee Shaw. Bottom right: Jon Klein, M.D. Bottom left, L to R: Mark Dougherty, M.D.; Ilhem Massaoudi, Ph.D.; Fadi Al Akhrass, M.D. (Edited screenshot of KET image) —– By Al Cross Kentucky...
-
Covid-19 cases in Kentucky dropped 41% last week, after two weeks of steep increases; hospitalizations and deaths remain low
National Geographic map, adapted by Kentucky Health News, shows high infection rates during the last two weeks in McCracken, Boyle and Montgomery counties; for a larger version, click on it. —–...
-
Town halls to discuss medical cannabis in Kentucky scheduled, one in Pikeville and one in Frankfort; two more are to be set
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The newly appointed 17-member Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee met for the first time Monday in Frankfort, where it reviewed Gov. Andy Beshear’s expectations and...