State officials have announced 10 public "stakeholder advisory forums" to help ensure a successful transition to the state's...
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Senate passes bill to create reimbursement model for telehealth services after adding anti-abortion amendmentHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A telehealth bill aimed at increasing access to care and saving the state money passed the Senate...
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Dander Gathering Again: TerzoHealthy Care Renewal
It's hard these days to rid oneself of the rising dander. Dander Omnium Gatherum Patch Numero Terzo. To put it more simply, here are mo...
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With legislative session more than half over, most health-related bills are still on the table; here's a roundupHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Most of the health-related bills in Kentucky's legislative session appear t...
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Officials of Breckinridge hospital say it needs new tax to surviveHealthy Care
Photo via Norton Healthcare Officials of Breckinridge Memorial Hospital in Hardinsburg say the 25-bed, critical-access hospital ...
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Catholic chain that owns hospitals in Paducah and Irvine plans to merge with one that owns Our Lady of Bellefonte near AshlandHealthy Care
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health , which owns Lourdes Hospital in Paducah and Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital in Irvine, is merging with...
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Advocates urge lawmakers to raise cigarette tax to raise revenue, cut cancer rates; 1/3 of Ky. cancer cases are caused by smokingHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- At a Feb. 22 rally in the state Capitol, more than 100 advocates from the Ameri...
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Lobbying on cigarette tax ramps up, with foundation's ads and tobacco firm's use of farmers, retailers and paid media reportHealthy Care
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- If activity by lobbying interests is any indication, the idea of raising the state cig...
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Tales from the DOG Patch: Numero DeuxHealthy Care Renewal
A tip of the hat to Dr. Roy Poses, who did a nice job summarizing the first blast from the DOG Patch. (For those who missed it, it's a d...
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In county with 75% on Medicaid and 12.4% unemployed, Salyersville mayor ponders Medicaid's new work rulesHealthy Care
Kentucky's new Medicaid plan requires some of its recipients to work or volunteer will be phased in, with poor areas last, but some are ...
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Attorney general sues Cardinal Health for distributing large volumes of opioids to state, alleges wrongdoingHealthy Care
Attorney General Andy Beshear filed suit Feb. 19 against Ohio-based Cardinal Health , saying the company has practiced unfair, misleading an...
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Bevin sues in federal court at Frankfort to get lawsuit over Medicaid changes heard in Kentucky, not WashingtonHealthy Care
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The legal maneuvering over changes to Medicaid in Kentucky escalated Monday, as Gov. Matt Bevin sued the...
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The Case of the Brew Master's Plot - Was the Veterans Affairs Secretary's Travel Spending Scandalous, or Was He Framed in a Plot to Oust a Political Moderate? Healthy Care Renewal
"Come, Watson, come! The brew is afoot." The Veterans Affairs Secretary's Apparently Scandalous Travel On February 14, 201...
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30 more Kentuckians die from flu, raising season total to 128Healthy Care
Thirty more people died from influenza in Kentucky during the week ended Feb. 10, the last one for which figures have been compiled. That wa...
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House passes optometrists' bill to thwart online eye exams by requiring 'real time' consultation with an eye doctorHealthy Care
The state House has passed a bill to restrict the growing practice of online eye examinations, a threat to one of the legislature's mos...
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Older people and those in poor health most likely to lose Medicaid due to work rules, study says; state's numbers differHealthy Care
The Kentuckians most likely to lose their Medicaid coverage because of new work requirements "are older and in poor health while those ...
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Arts and Health - Exchange & MartHealthy Research
Hold on to your hats, here's another completely free North West Arts & Health Network event! What's all this? - another fre...
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