Congress has agreed on a comprehensive package to address the opioid epidemic, which includes both law-enforcement and public-health measure...
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Panel at health policy forum cites alternatives to opioids for pain, and the need for a culture shift on the topicHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has a new law restricting painkiller prescriptions to three days for acute pain, but an ...
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Medicaid boss defends work rules and other 'community engagement' requirements, says they will thwart dependencyHealthy Care
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave a spirited defense of work rules an...
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Red Bird dental clinic fixes teeth of people in drug treatment, preparing them for work and cutting need for painkillersHealthy Care
A dental clinic in southeastern Kentucky, with help from dental-school students, is pulling teeth and providing dentures for residents of dr...
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Pharma's Dark Money: Touting Corporate Responsibility and Non-Partisanship, But Using Dark Money to Promote Self-Serving Policies and Partisan CausesHealthy Care Renewal
Health Care Corporations Promote Their Social Responsibility The US health care system's extreme dsyfnctionality is now a cliche. So ...
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Share of uninsured Kentuckians in rural areas and small towns dropped to 13 percent from 40 percent after Medicaid expansionHealthy Care
OPINION By Emily Beauregard Executive director, Kentucky Voices for Health Medicaid expansion has made an overwhelmingly positive impact...
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Over October and November I’ll be facilitating some Manchester Declaration sessions across Greater Manchester (GM) as part of the developmen...
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Herald-Leader goes after understaffing at Ky. nursing homesHealthy Care
"At Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville, a frail woman spent a night in 2015 sitting precariously on her bathroom toilet, shouti...
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Kentucky loses a health champion who advocated for health equity and community-based solutions; Dr. Gil Friedell was 91Healthy Care
Dr. Gilbert "Gil" Friedell By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Dr. Gilbert Friedell, who was a fierce advocate f...
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Federal judge strikes down state law Bevin cited, requiring abortion clinics to have agreements for ambulance serviceHealthy Care
Kentucky abortion clinics do not need to have written agreements with an ambulance service and hospital for patient care in the event of an...
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Herald-Leader goes after understaffing at nursing homesHealthy Care
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/watchdog/article214646475.html https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/watchdog/article218394420.html ht...
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Panel acknowledges medical benefits of medical marijuana but also concerns, including potency of a possible 'Trojan horse'Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Research shows conclusively that medical marijuana has some health benefits, but also comes with ...
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McCreary and Wayne counties win Health Policy Champion award from Foundation for a Healthy Ky. for being 'bright spots'Healthy Care
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky CEO Ben Chandler announced the award as nominees listened. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News ...
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Appalachian health researchers discuss work (much of it about drugs) and are urged to engage more closely with communitiesHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A big step toward improving health in Appalachia would be closer relationships between residents ...
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