Tag: federal legislation
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Health officials discuss impacts of looming Medicaid cuts for hospitals, talk about what comes next
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” makes drastic changes to how Kentucky’s hospitals are paid and could result in cuts to services or...
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Kentucky leaders and advocates weigh in on how ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will impact health care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News News about how the passage of what President Donald Trump calls the “Big, Beautiful Bill” will impact the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid...
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GOP-backed cuts to Medicaid, food assistance would hurt their red states, say Democratic governors
(Update, June 30, 2025: The U.S. Senate advanced its budget bill on Saturday, June 28, on a 51-49 vote. On Monday, June 30, the Senate began voting on amendments to...
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WKYT-TV: Proposed Medicaid cuts could put 35 Kentucky hospitals at risk of closing
In a letter to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Democrats have raised concerns about the risk his “Big Beautiful Bill” will have on rural hospitals. The letter lists 338 of...
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Turn ‘anger into action,’ says Kentuckian leaving American Medical Association presidency
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern In his final address as president of the American Medical Association, Kentucky’s Dr. Bruce A. Scott called on the medical community to turn its “anger...
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Kentucky to receive more than $1.5 million for its Recovery Housing Program
Kentucky Health News Kentucky is set to receive $1,501,532 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for its Recovery Housing Program, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced May 12....
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AG Coleman joins 30 states to urge Congress to pass internet protections for youth
Kentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman has joined 30 other states to call on Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act before the end of the year, to...
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Kentucky AG challenges Biden’s minimum staffing rule for nursing homes
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky is joining 19 other states in challenging a Biden administration rule that sets minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. The nursing home industry has...
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42 state attorneys general call for surgeon general’s warning on social media platforms
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that Kentucky is part of a bi-partisan coalition of 42 attorneys general who are calling for federal legislation...
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FDA issues new guidelines requiring all women with dense breasts be informed of this after a mammogram
By: Dr. Aurela Clark University of Kentucky In September, new guidelines from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will require that all women receive information about their breast density following...