By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Since Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic was published in 2015, the autho...
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192-bed Prestonsburg hospital will become 12th in ARH systemHealthy Care
The hospital will become Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center. Continuing the trend of hospital consolidation, Prestonsburg-ba...
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Dr. Mark Newman, Owensboro native, taking over at UK HealthCare from Dr. Michael Karpf, who will remain an adviserHealthy Care
Dr. Mark Newman The University of Kentucky has a new hospital leader. Dr. Mark Newman succeeds Dr. Michael Karpf as executive vi...
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Public-health nurses from Ky. return after hurricane relief workHealthy Care
“The Kentucky Angels,” a group of public health nurses from Kentucky, returned to the state Friday after helping victims of Hurricane Irma i...
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SAVE THE DATE: Friday, Nov. 10 for Covering Health: A News Workshop, in Madisonville; free of charge to all journalistsHealthy Care
On Friday, Nov. 10 in Madisonville, the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky will...
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State changes Medicaid reporting procedures to reduce burdens for providers, get better data for comparisonsHealthy Care
Trump seeks Paul's vote for last-ditch bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, which would cost Kentucky billions in future fundsHealthy Care
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky would be a big financial loser under Senate Republicans' last-ditch plan to repeal and repl...
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More Dumb Things Leaders Say About Health PolicyHealthy Care Renewal
These days, legislative efforts to change US health care, especially to "reform and replace" the Affordable Care Act [ACA or ...
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Education and updates on substance-use disorders, treatment and policy scheduled at University of Pikeville Tuesday, Oct. 3Healthy Care
Shaping Our Appalachian Region 's Healthy Communities program and the University of Pikeville will host a substance-use disorder educati...
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A N X I E T Y +Healthy Research
I’m blogging from the spring-fragrant streets of Sydney where I’m thrilled (and slightly overwhelmed) to be amongst some superb artists, fre...
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In Ky, 4 people die of an overdose daily; lawmakers learn about prevention, treatment and recovery efforts at all day meeting Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- "Recovery is possible. Treatment works." That was the one consisten...
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Obamacare boosted Ky. hospitals, but bad debts are rising again due to high-deductible plans, and the law's future is uncertainHealthy Care
Kentucky's expansion of Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act turned out better for the state's hospitals th...
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The Republican Senators' Cassidy-Graham ConundrumHealthy care policy
If you were a Republican Senator today, would you rather risk losing your Senate seat because the base was angry with your failure to pass a...
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Two flu cases reported in Kentucky; CDC recommends everyone over 6 months old get a flu vaccinationHealthy Care
Two confirmed cases of influenza have been reported in Jefferson County, signaling the coming start of the flu season in Kentucky. The fed...
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"The Censorship That It is" - Now Threatens US Government Health Agencies (DHHS, CMS, CDC)Healthy Care Renewal
On Health Care Renewal we discus the dark side of health care, particularly of the leadership and governance of health care, that has enable...
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Counties sue painkiller distributors, giving them part of the blame for the opioid epidemic that is costing taxpayersHealthy Care
At least 19 Kentucky counties are suing wholesale distributors of pain-killing drugs, alleging that they have contributed to the state's...
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Ky.'s share of people with health insurance goes up again, giving state most-improved status, but future remains uncertainHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In the third full year since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was implemented, the ...
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