Tag: General Assembly
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Medicaid expansion has dramatically reduced share of uninsured in most counties; some legislators worry about future cost
The expansion of Medicaid under federal health reform has greatly reduced the number of Kentuckians without health insurance, but state legislators are wary of its future cost. Medicaid Commissioner Lawrence...
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Smoking-ban supporters on ‘Road to a Healthier Kentucky Tour’ next week to rally support for the 2015 legislative session
The Smoke-Free Kentucky Coalition is kicking off its 2015 campaign to rally support for comprehensive, statewide smoke-free laws on its “Road to a Healthier Kentucky” Tour, from Monday, July 28...
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Beshear issues executive order funding insurance exchange with fees on insurers, originally used to fund high-risk pool
Gov. Steve Beshear has filed another executive order to continue the state health-insurance exchange he created under federal health reform, “again sidestepping state lawmakers who have blasted Beshear for moving...
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FDA issues warning label for tanning bed use by minors; sponsor of bill for a state ban says he will try again
Soon tanning beds will have a “black box” warning that those younger than 18 should not be using them, but some doctors, tanning companies and legislators do not think this...
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Beshear says statewide smoking ban ‘just a matter of time’
Gov. Steve Beshear said in an interview broadcast Sunday that Kentucky will have a statewide smoking ban once Kentuckians get more comfortable with the idea, but he didn’t say how...
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At National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit, Beshear cites Kentucky’s successes
Gov. Steve Beshear told attendees at the 2014 National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit in Atlanta on Wednesday about the progress Kentucky has made in the last two years in its...
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General Assembly’s failure to pass heroin bill incites wrath, calls for local action and a special session
In the final hours of the 2014 legislative session, the House failed to pass Senate Bill 5, which would have helped combat heroin abuse. Some heroin-recovery advocates and community leaders are...
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New law bans sales of electronic cigarettes to minors
Sales of electronic cigarettes to people under 18 are now illegal in Kentucky, following Gov. Steve Beshear’s signing into law Thursday of a bill that had support from cigarette manufacturers,...