Tag: vision care
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Kentucky rises to No. 3 in diabetes, increasing concern about removing dental and vision coverage from basic Medicaid
Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan for Medicaid “would have a profound effect in a state with the nation’s third-highest rate of diabetes,” The Courier-Journal reports, because it would remove dental and vision care...
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Bevin submits formal Medicaid proposal to federal government, largely unchanged from his draft; negotiations come next
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration formally submitted its revised Medicaid plan to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell Aug. 24, leaving largely unchanged...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has many concerns about new Medicaid plan; health officials say current plan is not sustainable
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — At a legislative committee meeting July 20, health advocates urged the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin to make sure the final plan...
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Young diabetes coalition coordinator forms partnerships to uncover and fight the disease in five Eastern Kentucky counties
By Mallory Powell University of Kentucky Growing up in Hazard, Brittany Martin was familiar with diabetes. Many of her older relatives had been diagnosed with the chronic condition, and her...
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Medicaid hearings in Bowling Green and Frankfort elicit nearly incessant criticism; third and final hearing in Hazard next Wed.
Supporters of the current Medicaid expansion sat on the front row of a packed hearing room in Frankfort. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Supporters were few and far between...
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Public hearings to be held Tuesday in Bowling Green, Wednesday in Frankfort and next week in Hazard plan for Medicaid changes
Public hearings on Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to change the Medicaid program will be held Tuesday in Bowling Green, Wednesday in Frankfort and next week in Hazard. The Bowling Green...
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Get a prescription before buying decorative contact lenses for Halloween, optometrists recommend
Many people incorporate decorative contact lenses into their Halloween costumes, and not all of them are purchased legally. They can be found on the Internet, beauty salons, convenience stores and...
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Clinics in 9 Appalachian counties will offer high-tech eye screenings to head off common ailment that blinds diabetics
Kentucky has one of the nation’s highest rates of diabetes, but half the diabetics in rural Kentucky don’t have annual eye exams – even though nearly 30 percent of diabetics over 40...
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Get those eyes examined, or a ‘sneak thief’ might steal your sight
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, so the Kentucky Optometric Association is emphasizing the need for an annual dilated eye exam. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the U.S.,...
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Free dental, health, vision clinic to help hundreds this weekend
This weekend, about 1,000 people will get free dental, medical and vision care in Pike County. The effort is sponsored by Kentucky’s Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps, which hosts a...