Tag: federal government
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House health-care draft suggests a plan that could leave rural areas short of coverage
A 100-page draft of a House Republican plan to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act suggests that rural, middle-class Americans may soon struggle to afford health insurance. The...
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Huge new health law has provisions for research, opioids, mental health, faster approval of drugs and medical devices, and more
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Congress passed legislation Wednesday, Dec. 7 that will, among other things, increase funding for medical research and speed up the federal approval of new...
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Feds give UK $19.8 million second-round grant to bring health research into communities in Kentucky and Central Appalachia
By Al Cross and Traci Thomas Kentucky Health News A four-year, $19.8 million research grant to the University of Kentucky will bring better health care for people in Kentucky and...
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Feds add Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties to Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, citing threats from illegal drugs
Citing the magnitude of threats posed by illegal drugs, the Office of National Drug Control Policy has added Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties to the Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking...
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Trying to stop overdose epidemic, CDC tells docs to limit most opioid prescriptions to 3-7 days, use low doses and warn patients
Graphic from CDC guideline brochure Kentucky Health News Doctors who prescribe highly addictive painkillers for chronic pain should stop and be much more careful to thwart “an epidemic of prescription...
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Three more Kentucky counties, two of them rural, recently approved needle exchanges, making six counties with them
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Jessamine, Carter and Elliott counties are the latest Kentucky counties to approve needle exchange programs, joining Fayette (Lexington), Jefferson (Louisville) and Pendleton counties. The...
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Washington state study finds new school lunch standards have made students’ food healthier; other studies say they are eating it
School lunches are healthier since the federal government created sweeping changes to the program five years ago and almost the same number of students eat a school lunch as before...
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Clinton County Hospital in Albany gets most of its USDA debt forgiven, but is still in bankruptcy and is seeking a buyer
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has forgiven more than half the debt owed it by the Clinton County Hospital, which has been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since last...
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CDC says state spends less than 8% of what it should on preventing use of tobacco; companies spend 13 times as much
Kentucky spends only 7.6 percent of what it should spend on preventing the use of tobacco, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in its latest annual report...
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Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsides in all states; ruling has no direct effect on Kentucky, but focuses political debate
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the tax subsidies provided under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are legal in every state....