Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Another study suggests that lack of walking and other physical activity damages blood vessels and causes many health issues
If you are looking for a reason to commit to daily exercise in 2015, here are two: The U.S. surgeon general says most of us only exercise about half the recommended...
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Penalty for those without health insurance in 2015 will be significantly higher than for 2014; Feb. 15 is deadline to sign up
Wall Street Journal photo illustration One aspect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act supporters don’t spend much time talking about is the part of the law that imposes...
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Only 1/4 of estimated number eligible for subsidized, private health insurance through Kynect have signed up for it
While 85,000 people are covered by private health plans through Kynect, that’s only one-fourth of the 340,000 that state officials estimated would be able to buy subsidized coverage through the...
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Kentuckians with health insurance are more likely to have heard about Kynect than those without insurance, poll finds
The 10 percent of Kentuckians who remain without health insurance are less likely to have heard much about Kynect, the state health-insurance exchange created under the federal health-reform law, than...
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U.S. study finds Medicaid patients may have hard time finding doctor; half not taking new patients or not at given location
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The expansion of Medicaid in Kentucky and other states under federal health reform has provided more people than ever with health coverage, but finding...
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Beshear says Medicaid expansion is creating thousands of health-care jobs, but study will look at state’s future costs
Gov. Steve Beshear says the expansion of Medicaid in Kentucky under federal health reform appears to be creating thousands of health-care jobs, as predicted in a study that he used...
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Governor renews call for statewide smoking ban; Courier-Journal hammers on the issue with a series of articles
Pressure for passage a statewide smoking ban in the legislative session that begins Jan. 6 is increasing, with recent statements by Gov. Steve Beshear and a package of articles in...
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Liberty City Council rescinds smoking ban that had passed with mayor’s tie-breaking vote weeks earlier
Liberty city council members voted 5-1 to repeal a city-wide smoking ban in public buildings that was passed narrowly in November. The law was to go into effect Jan. 1,...
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Holiday stress can make former smokers relapse; here are ways to keep that from happening
People often smoke when they are stressed, and despite the famous holiday song that claims “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” the season often brings stress that makes...
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Tips on getting around or through the ‘holiday blahs’
The holidays are supposed to be the happiest time of the year, but for many it is a time of sadness and anxiety, Sarah Elizabeth Richards writes for the Daily Burn....