Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Whistleblower lawsuit accuses Humana of billing fraud in Florida, says misleading data in medical records put patients at risk
By Fred Schulte Center for Public Integrity Louisville-based Humana Inc., which operates some of the nation’s largest private Medicare health plans, knew for years of billing fraud at some South...
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Bills to preserve Kynect and Medicaid expansion are going nowhere, put prompt a lively debate among legislators on KET
Democratic state Rep. Darryl Owens of Louisville has filed bills to keep Gov. Matt Bevin from keepimng his campaign promises to dismantle the Kynect health-insurance exchange and scale back the...
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Study of preventive health status finds Kentucky is in the middle of the pack generally, but has several good and bad aspects
A study that looked at preventive health services among states in three categories found that Kentucky fell near the middle of the pack for most of the measures, but was...
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Poll shows 13% of Kentucky adults 18-64 said they were not covered by health insurance last fall; employer coverage drops
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Fewer Kentuckians reported having employer-provided insurance last year while the percentage on public insurance such as Medicaid continued to increase, according to the latest...
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E-cigarette conference to be held in Laurel County March 24
“Project e-Prevent,” a conference to understand e-cigarettes and their effects on Kentucky’s youth, will be held at the London Community Center in Laurel County on March 24. The program will...
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Kentucky leads the nation in colon cancer, but it’s 90% preventable through screening, which is easier than ever
All too often Kentuckians don’t get screened for colon cancer because of fear, embarrassment, lack of access and cost concerns, but with March being National Colorectal Awareness Month it is...
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Series on suicide as a public-health issue in Ohio is one of five finalists for national journalism ethics award
A newspaper series on suicide as a public issue in Ohio is among the five finalists for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics, which is given for aggressive reporting...
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New Medicaid signup site opens as Kynect starts to wind down
As the new administration of Gov. Matt Bevin continues to move toward dismantling the state’s Kynect health-insurance exchange, it has launched an online portal for Kentuckians to apply for Medicaid...
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Bevin helps lead governors’ push to fight opioids; McConnell pressures new FDA boss on issue before his confirmation
The epidemic of opioid abuse, which is running strong in Kentucky, got a good deal of attention in Washington last week, in Congress, at the White House and at a...