Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Anderson is the only county in Kentucky where the CDC says there are medical reasons for some people to wear a mask
Screenshot of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map highlighting Kentucky —– This story has been updated. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Anderson County is the only one in Kentucky with...
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Beshear and Senate president discuss medical marijuana, hero pay; Stivers says PBM bill stuck in Senate over cost concerns
Senate President Robert Stivers —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — State Senate President Robert Stivers said he favors funding more research on medical marijuana before making it legal...
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HPV Vaccine Conference on April 14 will be virtual; vaccine stops human papilloma virus, which causes certain types of cancer
The Kentucky Rural Health Association is devoting a one-day conference to discuss a vaccine that can protect against infections and cancers caused by the human papillomavirus. The HPV Vaccine Conference, which was...
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‘Fair Chance Academy’ to help employers foster employment opportunities for people with substance-use disorders
The foundation of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is offering a three-day “Fair Chance Academy” to help employers foster employment opportunities for Kentuckians in recovery from substance use disorders who are ready...
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Kentucky’s Covid-19 metrics continue to drop, almost to last June’s lows, as the state’s pandemic death toll passes 15,000
In yellow counties on this adapted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map, the CDC says residents who are immuno-compromised or at high risk for severe illness should talk to a health-care provider about...
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Lexington’s health department starts National Public Health Week by honoring two ‘public health heroes’
UK Professor Sharon Walsh —– University of Kentucky Professor Sharon Walsh and Lexington Fire Battalion Chief Marc Bramlage have been named the Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Heroes for 2022...
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CDC lists only six Ky. counties – Harrison, Robertson, Clay, Knox, Laurel and Whitley – as those where masks might be needed
The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map of risk posed by the coronavirus has every county at low risk except Harrison, Robertson, Clay, Knox, Laurel and Whitley. In those counties, residents...
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Latest bill to aid independent pharmacies stalls in Senate after running into one of the session’s heaviest lobbying campaigns
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT – The latest bill to help independent pharmacies compete with pharmacy benefit managers sailed out of the House with overwhelming support but came...
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Legislature passes public-assistance reform bill with changes that please advocates; health cabinet secretary still sees ‘red tape’
Rep. David Meade, R-Stanford —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Legislation aimed at getting able-bodied adults off Medicaid and other public-assistance programs and back into the workforce, and decreasing...
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Beshear seeks one more month of pandemic food benefits, after leaving impression that the legislature hadn’t left that option open
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News On March 21, Republicans in Kentucky’s legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of their resolution ending the Covid-19 state of emergency about a...