Manchester Institute for Arts, Health & Social Change A month ago today, I launched the Manchester Institute for Arts, Health & ...
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State suspends July 1 order that required Medicaid patients in managed care to make co-payments for treatmentHealthy Care
Kentucky Medicaid officials have suspended collection of co-payments by patients in managed care, a change they had ordered at the start of ...
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Washington Post says unnamed 'insiders' think McConnell is 'playing politics' with opioid bill; his spokesman says he is notHealthy Care
Mitch McConnell and other leaders of the Senate's Republican majority (Associated Press photo by Jacquelyn Martin) Unnamed &...
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As feds crack down on clinics accused of being pill mills, patients are left without their painkillers, and sometimes nowhere to turnHealthy Care
Courier Journal photo by Beth Warren Thousands of patients with chronic pain in the Louisville area have been displaced by local,...
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One-year project aims to help 10 Ky. critical-access hospitals deal with substance-abuse issues and treatment accessHealthy Care
A one-year project aims to help 10 rural Kentucky hospitals address substance abuse, with one community outreach event educating health-care...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Azar says he learned from lawsuit and ruling on Ky. Medicaid plan, will keep pushing for itHealthy Care
HHS Secretary Azar at White House (Photo by Andrew Harrer, Bloomberg) Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Thursda...
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NE Area Health Education Center wins national award for getting Appalachian students into med school; program going statewideHealthy Care
The award was one of three in the nation. The Northeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center at Morehead won the Center of Exce...
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Beshear and other Democratic AGs sue to block rule allowing 'association health plans' pushed by U.S. Sen. Rand PaulHealthy Care
Kentucky's Andy Beshear is one of 12 Democratic attorneys general suing the federal government over its new rules allowing "assoc...
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Spin it Again - Four More Go Through the Revolving Door From the World of Corporate Health Care to Top US Government Leadership PositionsHealthy Care Renewal
While we were distracted by the daily onslaught of news, it appears that the revolving door continues to spin. This month there has be...
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Study finds young people are now more likely to start smoking after they turn 18, not before; calls for more prevention effortsHealthy Care
Huffington Post photo The celebration in recent years about lower smoking rates among teenagers could end up being all for naugh...
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Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 11.5% in 2017Healthy Care
Chart by Chris Ware, Lexington Herald-Leader By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky saw an 11.5 percent increase in ...
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Seven counties in Southern Kentucky stand out as 'Bright Spots' in study, pointing the way to healthier communitiesHealthy Care
Nine counties in Appalachian Kentucky have been recognized as "bright spots" when it comes to health, and seven of them adjoin i...
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Reports show what adults in five Kentucky regions think about substance abuse, smoking and other issuesHealthy Care
The 2017 Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that significantly fewer Kentucky adults are getting prescriptions for pain medication; that most...
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Catholic hospital in Paducah gets a new name: Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalHealthy Care
Hospital is at 1530 Lone Oak Rd. (US 45) Paducah's Lourdes Hospital, which has long been part of Mercy Health System of Ohio...
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State's hepatitis A outbreak is worst in nation, but seems to be declining in Louisville, which feds cite as 'gold standard'Healthy Care
Kentucky’s hepatitis A outbreak is now the biggest outbreak in the United States. As of July 7, the outbreak had struck 65 of Kentucky's...
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Communication problems may linger for alcoholics even after they give up drinking, study suggestsHealthy Care
A survey that measured emotional communication among alcoholics found that long after they give up drinking, they still struggle to control ...
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Chipping Away at the Anechoic Effect: Now the New York Times Protests the Demise of the AHRQ National Guidelines ClearinghouseHealthy Care Renewal
Background: the Quiet Announcement of the Death of the Clearinghouse On June 1, 2018, we wrote : Apparently as of late April, a terse an...
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