Unknown Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Add Comment Healthy care policy Edit Obamacare's Insurance Exchanges Are Self-Destructing––and That is Why Obamacare Needs to Be Fixed in 2017Healthy care policy Obamacare was self-destructing the day before Donald Trump was elected, and the Republican victory, with their talk of "repeal and repl... Read More
Unknown Monday, February 27, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Immunizations are a hot topic in Frankfort; comment on updated regulation ends Tuesday; shots-for-college bill looks deadHealthy Care By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to require all college freshmen in Kentucky to be immunized before starting classes is lik... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Longtime Whitesburg doctor, winner of national honor, fears patients will lose preventive care under Affordable Care ActHealthy Care Dr. Van Breeding ( Lexington Herald-Leader photo) Whitesburg physician Dr. Van Breeding says his patients got "bamboozled... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy care policy Edit Rethink 'repeal and replace'Healthy care policy This is an op-ed that I authored in USA Today––two years ago. Wouldn't change a word of it: Rethink 'repeal and replace': Column... Read More
Unknown Sunday, February 26, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Bevin takes a high profile in governors' debates in Washington about the future of MedicaidHealthy Care Gov. Matt Bevin As governors debated the future of Medicaid over the weekend in Washington, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was an outsp... Read More
Unknown Saturday, February 25, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Research Edit Filthy, Dirty Chaos...Healthy Research A short and sweet blog this week and a prompt for those of you looking for funding for projects involving children and young people - last w... Read More
Unknown Friday, February 24, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Helping parents understand kids' body mass index can thwart obesity, but Kentucky doesn't require BMI to be reportedHealthy Care By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Parents are more likely to change their child's lifestyle when schools provide educational ma... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Finnish study finds early birds eat healthier, sleep better and are more active than night owlsHealthy Care image: likesuccess.com People who describe themselves as "morning types" have a more balance... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit What Trump voters with Obamacare want in health coverageHealthy Care By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News Affordability appears to be one of the most important concerns for Donald Trump voters as the presi... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Former Gov. Steve Beshear will give national Democratic response to President Trump's speech to CongressHealthy Care Steve Beshear ( Herald-Leader photo) Former Gov. Steve Beshear will give his party's response to President Donald Trump... Read More
Unknown Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Poll finds that 22 percent of Kentucky adults say they delay or forgo health care due to costHealthy Care By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two in 10 Kentucky adults continue to report that someone in their household has delayed or skipp... Read More
Unknown Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Renewal Edit As US Attorney, Labor Secretary Nominee Enabled Drug and Biotechnology Executives' Impunity Healthy Care Renewal The new Trump administration nominee for US Secretary of Labor is a former US Attorney for the southern district of Florida. In that role, ... Read More
Unknown Monday, February 20, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Renewal Edit A Voice for Reason - Dr Mickey NardoHealthy Care Renewal We mourn the loss of Dr Mickey Nardo, chief blogger at 1BoringOldMan , a voice of reason, a defender of truth in health care. Dr Nardo was ... Read More
Unknown Sunday, February 19, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit With Obama gone, emphasis is on 'care,' not him; Rep. Guthrie says voters want a replacement 'that creates a better opportunity'Healthy Care "With President Barack Obama out of office, the debate over 'Obamacare' is becoming less about 'Obama' and more about ... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Research Edit The "HEY KIDS" issue....Healthy Research Hey Kids - no need to be worried - there are just a few things I'd like to share this week, as I dash around like headless chicken! S... Read More
Unknown Saturday, February 18, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Legislature moving bills targeting fentanyl sales, shortening length of most opioid prescriptions to three daysHealthy Care The General Assembly is moving bills to increase penalties for the sale of fentanyl and put a three-day limit on prescriptions of other high... Read More
Unknown Friday, February 17, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Humana says it will pull out of government health-insurance exchanges next yearHealthy Care Humana Inc. announced Feb. 14 that it would stop selling health insurance through the government marketplaces created by federal health r... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit State Senate panel approves bill to effectively deny most taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood Healthy Care By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill that would effectively deny most tax dollars to Kentucky's Planned Pa... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Tobacco ban for public-school properties and activities heads to the House on 25-8 Senate voteHealthy Care By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Senate passed a bill Feb. 15 to ban the use of tobacco products and electronic cigarett... Read More
Unknown Thursday, February 16, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Mark Pyle, Christian County health director, is named state's deputy commissioner of public healthHealthy Care Mark Pyle The director of the Christian County Health Department in Hopkinsville will be the new deputy commissioner of the state... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit State Senate committee approves bill to remove insurance-company barriers to smoking-cessation treatmentsHealthy Care By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentuckians could get treatments to help them quit smoking without facing obstacles from their in... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit About 3/4 of Kentuckians who got free exams and screenings under Medicaid are covered by its expansion, study findsHealthy Care More than three-fourths of the Kentuckians who got free medical screenings through Medicaid last summer were covered by the expansion of the... Read More
Unknown Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Ky. uninsured rate has dropped significantly under Obamacare, but many struggle with maintaining stable coverageHealthy Care By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many more Kentuckians have health insurance because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care... Read More