Category: YOUR HEALTH
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State insurance exchange officials say they’re not worried about relatively low share of people 18-34 signing up for health plans
By Melissa Landon Kentucky Health News Two and a half months before the initial enrollment period ends, only 21.6 percent of Kentuckians who have signed up for a health plan...
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As deadline looms to choose plan for coverage effective Jan. 1, calls flood Kynect contact center; agents get special number
By Melissa Landon Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Health Benefits Exchange contact center has been in unusually high demand this week because of the Wednesday, Jan. 15 deadline to sign...
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Study says ’16 and Pregnant’ reality TV show is responsible for 5.7% decline in births to teens, but numbers still high in Kentucky
The MTV show “16 and Pregnant” has been highly criticized, not only for featuring pregnant teens, but because some of the cast members have since been arrested, gotten into trouble...
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In Kentucky, enacting a local smoking ban means respecting the heritage of tobacco, county health directors say
Jim Rousey, left, is retired public health director for Madison County; Scott Lockard is director for Clark County. (Kentucky Center For Smoke-Free Policy photo) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The...
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U of L researchers develop simple cervical-cancer blood test that could be more accurate and cheaper than Pap smears
A simple blood test can tell whether a woman has cervical cancer and, if she does, “how far it’s spread,” writes Laura Ungar of The Courier-Journal, reporting on research findings...
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Poll in fall found more Kentuckians reporting health coverage through employers, fewer saying they’re on public insurance
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News More Kentuckians had health insurance through their employer last year than the year before, and fewer were on public insurance, according to a statewide...
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Haynes says Obamacare may drive down Ky.’s health ranking initially because so many uninsured have gone undiagnosed
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s low health rankings may get lower before they go up, both because of the state’s expansion of Medicaid under federal health reform, the...
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Appalachian Kentucky newspapers improved their Obamacare coverage after rollout, but it remained heavily political
Appalachian Kentucky newspapers gave their readers limited information about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the two months before the Oct. 1 rollout of the law, and their...
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Governor’s focus on health deserves another round of applause, Friedell Committee for Health officer writes in op-ed piece
Gov. Steve Beshear’s focus on health in his State of the Commonwealth speech should be applauded, given the poor state of Kentucky’s health, an officer of the Friedell Committee for...
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Flu now widespread in Kentucky; first death reported; young adults, children at higher risk than usual; vaccine advised for all
This is an update of a story posted Tuesday. The state Department for Public Health said Tuesday that influenza in Kentucky has gone beyond regional breakouts to being widespread, the...