Category: HEALTH POLICY
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State as a whole moves out of the ‘red zone” but 51 counties are still in it; infection rate 6th, hospitalization rate 3rd among states
NYT graphs show new-case rates of the top state, Maine; Kentucky (which ranks sixth); and the only bordering state in the top 10, West Virginia (which ranks fifth). Kentucky ranks third...
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Opinion: Legislature is moving bill that would restrict abortion rights while ignoring several filed to help babies and mothers
Photo illustration from Dreamstime —– This opinion was originally published in the Lexington Herald-Leader. By Linda Blackford Herald-Leader Opinion Editor Why bother writing about abortion access in Kentucky? The die is cast, as...
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State is almost out of the ‘red zone’ but still ranks 6th in nation, and many counties still have high coronavirus infection rates
Ky. Health News graph, from state data; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky remains one of the states most affected by the coronavirus,...
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State and schools get new Covid-19 guidance; Beshear makes employee masks optional; state will go from daily to weekly report
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky came close to leaving the statewide “red...
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Kentucky’s coronavirus infection rate is sixth among the states and its Covid-19 hospitalization rate ranks second
New York Times graphs show top nine states in infection rates, and the national rate. Click to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The waning pandemic continues to...
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Rate of new vaccination against coronavirus in U.S. at new low; new and additional vaccinations in Kentucky also at record low
Rates of new and additional vaccination against the coronavirus in Kentucky and the nation have hit new lows. Over the last seven days, the average number of Covid-19 vaccinations in...
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Bill would let Medicaid to pay certified community health workers
Rep. Kim Moser speaking at a Feb. 17 news conference about HB 525. (Photo from news release) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to require Medicaid reimbursement...
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Under new masking guidance, CDC says people in all but 18 Kentucky counties should still wear masks in indoor public spaces
Centers for Disease Control map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed...
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Pandemic state of emergency would end March 7 under a resolution the state Senate sent to the House on a party-line vote
Sen. Donald Douglas (Legislative photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Senate has sent the House a resolution to end the Covid-19 state of emergency in Kentucky on March...
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Drug companies’ settlement with states and local governments will bring Kentucky $483 million over the next 18 years
Atty. Gen. Daniel Cameron —– The state has finalized a $483 million settlement with four drug companies over their roles in the opioid epidemic, and payments should start in the...