Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Regulations allowing optometrists to use lasers pass; opponents may sue for violation of Open Meetings Act
Though ophthalmologists and the Kentucky Medical Association strongly objected, a legislative committee passed regulations Tuesday that will allow optometrists to perform some eye surgeries using lasers. In answer, opponents says...
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Work locally for health care solutions, experts say at annual policy forum; contrasting Medicaid approaches seen
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News After hearing experts say communities should take the lead in improving the quality of health care and lowering its cost — especially because there...
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Feds OK managed-care Medicaid; firms advertise for enrollees
The move to managed care for Kentucky’s Medicaid patients is one step further to being implemented. The federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services have approved the state’s plan to...
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Is University Hospital public? Attorney general will decide; merger proposal raises question of church-state separation
Attorney General Jack Conway has been asked to decide “whether University Hospital is a public institution — an issue in the controversial plan to merge the University of Louisville’s main...
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Some school districts say they can’t afford new federal program to give free meals to all students
Many school districts are reportedly opting out of a new federal pilot program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students attending schools where poverty rates are high. They...
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Eastern Ky. jumps on national gardening bandwagon, big time
In response to the downturn of the economy, people in Morgan County and the rest of Eastern Kentucky have turned to their roots — getting down in the dirt and...
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Frontier Nursing Service sells Mary Breckinridge Hospital to Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Following the nationwide trend of independent hospitals joining larger organizations in order to stay viable, and ending an era, Hyden’s Mary Breckinridge Hospital has been acquired by Appalachian Regional Healthcare....
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U of L prof earns $11.8 million grant renewal; has helped glean $100 million in federal grants in 17 years
A University of Louisville researcher has been awarded a $12.8 million grant to keep his adult stem cell project going. The funds are from the National Institutes of Health and...
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Opinions on health and safety issues differ among regions in Ky.
New data show Kentuckians’ views on several major health-related issues vary depending on where they live. Those in Eastern Kentucky, the area with the highest poverty rate, are more likely...
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States all over the map in setting up health insurance exchanges; Kentucky officials say they await more federal guidance
A breakdown of where states stand in implementing pieces of the federal health-care reform law shows Kentucky lagging behind. But Kentucky officials say they’re awaiting more direction from the federal government before...