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At opioid summit, Chamber urges employers to update policies, continues lobbying to reduce penalties for simple possession
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President and CEO David Adkisson spoke at the Chamber’s opioid summit. —– The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is calling on the state’s business community to update its drug and...
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Study: Medicaid work rules caused coverage losses, no job gains in Arkansas; argument continues about what would happen in Ky.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A study led by experts at Harvard University found that work requirements in Medicaid, like those proposed in Kentucky, resulted in thousands of people in Arkansas...
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Bevin joins appeal of judge’s decision to vacate new association health plans; AG Beshear says they threaten health coverage
Business Management Daily graphic —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Would association health plans, a type of insurance that makes it easier for small employers to band together, free...
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Former pharmacist in Williamsburg gets 6½ years in federal prison for illegally dispensing drugs
Kimberly Jones —– Kimberly Jones, pharmacist and owner of a Williamsburg drug store for the last decade or so, “has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison...
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U of L can’t find a partner to buy Jewish Hospital, but will continue professional partnership on education, transplants etc. ‘for now’
Jewish Hospital and its Rudd Heart and Lung Center —– Failing to find the partner it says it must have, the University of Louisville has suspended efforts to buy Jewish Hospitaland the other...
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Six Kentucky nursing homes are on a formerly unpublished list of 400 poor performers around the nation
Of the six Kentucky facilities on the poor-performers list, only Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owensboro is getting additional oversight. (Photo from the Owensboro Times) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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Study: Private insurance pays hospitals 241% more than Medicare (186% in Kentucky); suggests shift to a Medicare model
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As health-care costs continue to rise for both employers and employees, one group of researchers says private insurers should move away from how they...
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Valerie Horn of Whitesburg is latest Healthy Ky. Policy Champion, for increasing access to healthy foods in Letcher County
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has named Valerie Horn, a retired school counselor from Whitesburg who helps low-income residents in Letcher County gain access to healthier foods, as the latest Healthy...
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State’s sixth annual Viral Hepatitis Conference to be held July 31
Kentucky will hold its sixth annual conference on viral hepatitis on July 31 in Lexington, three days after World Hepatitis Day. “Hepatitis in Kentucky: The Role of Professionals in Hepatitis...
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City of Pineville takes over troubled hospital, lays off half of staff, which wasn’t being paid anyway; new owner being sought
Mayor Scott Madon spoke to the crowd at the Pineville hospital while its new name was displayed. (MDN photo by Ray Welch) —– The financially troubled hospital in the Bell County...