Without even having a hearing, a federal judge has ordered the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services not to close Kentucky's onl...
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Big drug bill heads to governor's desk; has harsher penalties and limits most prescriptions for acute pain to 3 daysHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill that would limit most painkiller prescriptions to a three-day supply for acute pain, and c...
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Without dissent, General Assembly overrides governor's veto of bill allowing courts to require outpatient mental-health treatmentHealthy Care
Mental-health advocates lobbied for "Tim's Law" outside the state Senate chamber on March 29. (Photo by Melissa Patri...
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Is Anthem Exiting the Obamacare Exchanges? The Trump Administration Needs to Decide if They Are In or OutHealthy care policy
Bloomberg is out with a report that Anthem may exit most of their Obamacare exchange markets next year: Anthem, Inc. is likely to pull back ...
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Colorectal cancer has declined, except in people under 30; overall, it's more common in Kentucky than in any other stateHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Colorectal cancer has become less common since the mid-1980s, but has been increasing steadily in...
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More than half of Kentuckians have a gun in the house,15% are loaded and unlocked; among those with children, 12%Healthy Care
More than half of Kentucky adults have a firearm in the home and 15 percent of those guns are loaded and unlocked, according to a teh late...
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Medicaid comes of age: Its history and meaningHealthy Care
http://ift.tt/2nIIdks from Kentucky Health News http://ift.tt/2odMuu4 Medicaid comes of age: Its history and meaningHealthy Care
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Trump and the GOP Should Face It: There's Only One Option Left to Fix Health CareHealthy care policy
I've been saying for years that Obamacare will never be "repealed and replaced," but it will have to be fundamentally fixed, a...
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An eloquently expressed lesson from Nanaimo (Canada) on electronic medical records failureHealthy Care Renewal
Health officials and advocates list Kentucky's top 5 health issues, including one newly identified: adverse childhood eventsHealthy Care
About 125 people worked on the state health assessment at the Kentucky History Center in Frankfort on Wednesday, March 22. B...
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The divide between dentistry and medicine can have deadly consequences; policymakers are getting more interestedHealthy Care
(Photo from ancienthistorybulletin.ca ) As anyone who has ever mistakenly thought that medical insurance would cover their visit ...
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High-school students' research finds smokers are more likely to want to quit smoking after seeing their carbon monoxide levelsHealthy Care
Taryn Kerley and Becca Calvert, Barren County High School seniors Cigarette smokers who saw their carbon monoxide levels rise aft...
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Who Benefits? - From the Mayo Clinic Explicitly Putting Commercially Insured Patients Ahead of Some Government Insured Patients?Healthy Care Renewal
Amidst all the chaotic noise emanating from Washington, DC, little snippets of news keep slipping out reminding us that the US health care ...
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Kentucky lawmakers have passed several health-related bills to deal with the opioid epidemic, and could pass several moreHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The 2017 General Assembly has passed several bills meant to put more "tools...
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After meeting with Trump, Rep. Andy Barr tells town meeting that he will vote 'enthusiastically' for Republican health-reform billHealthy Care
Lexington Herald-Leader video A day after meeting with President Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr of Lexington told constituents S...
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Legislature passes bill requiring ads against nursing homes to include their correction plan and when problem was correctedHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 2017 General Assembly has passed two bills long supported by the nursing-home industry and ot...
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Notes on Anxiety #1Healthy Research
Funny old week, peppered with all that life throws at us. This blogger hopes that the week ahead is positive to all of you who stop by here...
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Bill passes to decrease smoking; one doesn't; lawmakers set to pass resolution for feds to ditch plan to limit tobacco carcinogenHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Smoke-free advocates would say that this legislative session's record is 1-2. That's be...
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Though more have insurance and can see a doctor, Ky. shows little gain on health outcomes; Chandler says that takes timeHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The percentage of Kentuckians without health insurance has dropped by more than half since the im...
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Bill sent to Bevin would remove insurance-company barriers that keep Kentuckians from getting smoking-cessation treatmentsHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentuckians would have an easier time getting smoking-cessation treatments covered by insurance u...
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Nation's new Medicaid boss quickly calls for changes in program like some Bevin has asked her agency to approve for KentuckyHealthy Care
Seema Verma at Senate hearing ( Getty Images ) The newly confirmed director of the nation's Medicaid program quickly served ...
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