By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky saw a 7.4 increase in drug-overdose deaths in 2016, largely driven by heroin and a synth...
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Form for religious exemption from vaccination can now be obtained online, with no role for any health-care providerHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky parents who don't want their children vaccinated for religious reasons can now get t...
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Danville paper looks at how the proposed health law would affect the local communityHealthy Care
Danville's newspaper, The Advocate-Messenger , broke down and localized the potential impacts of the latest health bill in Congress. ...
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Baptist Health Paducah opens nationally accredited cancer centerHealthy Care
The grand opening of the Ray and Kay Eckstein Regional Cancer Care Center . ( Photo by Ryan Hermens, The Paducah Sun) Baptist He...
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Only two health-insurance companies offer 2018 individual plans on exchange; asking for rate increases averaging 27.5 percentHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The only health insurer offering government-subsidized health plans everywhere in Kentucky for 20...
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Three Kentucky journalists among 11 chosen in six-state region for Health Journalism Fellowship programHealthy Care
Three Kentucky journalists have been chosen by the Association of Health Care Journalists to participate in the 2017-18 Regional Health J...
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A $1.7 Million/ Year CEO of a Safety Net Hospital - Alleged to Have Hired a Dangerous Surgeon, Paid Unethical Bonuses, and Associated with Organized CrimeHealthy Care Renewal
We have long contended that a major reason for health care dysfunction is perverse incentives , including those that allow top health care l...
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McConnell pulls health bill for redrafting to get votes, warns Republicans that they might have to compromise with DemocratsHealthy Care
McConnell and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., leave a meeting with President Trump. (Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford) Kentucky ...
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The Senate Republican Obamacare Repeal and Replace Bill Will Not Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance Healthy care policy
At the core of Republican objectives for the "repealing and replacing" of Obamacare is bringing down the cost of health insurance–...
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Study finds women aged 25 to 44 are driving the increase in opioid-related emergency room and hospital stays in KentuckyHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is a national leader in yet another measurement of the painkiller epidemic: the number o...
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Legal battle over Kentucky's only abortion clinic widens; state imposes emergency rules, Planned Parenthood joins suitHealthy Care
State officials have filed emergency regulations "that some abortion providers say are designed to shut them down," The Associated...
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The Post-Conference IssueHealthy Research
This last couple of weeks has seen a number of conferences and events and this Mon - Weds I had the great pleasure of attending the Culture,...
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McConnell would phase out Medicaid expansion through 2024; cut old Medicaid after that; uncertain if he can get 50 votesHealthy Care
"There will be ample time to analyze, discuss, and provide thoughts before legislation comes to the floor. . . . Next week, we expect ...
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Grant County coalition wins passage of 'complete street' policies to improve the health of its citizens Healthy Care
Grant County High School student Brookynn Scudder urged the Crittenden City Council to adopt a complete-streets policy. A Grant ...
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Attorney General Beshear joins multi-state effort to investigate role of drug manufacturers in opioid crisisHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Andy Beshear announced June 21 that he is working with attorneys general from ac...
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Follow the Money: Non-Profit Hospital CEOs Quietly Collect Their Millions While US Health Care Reform Battle RagesHealthy Care Renewal
In Washington, DC the health care policy wars continue, with a few Republican senators working behind closed doors on a bill to "repeal...
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