"Though influenza activity typically peaks by February’s end, the flu season isn’t over – and a harsher strain called H3N2 has increase...
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Guthrie tries to preserve funding for Medicaid program that gets beneficiaries out of facilities and into community-based supportHealthy Care
U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie says he is working to find money to save a program that is aimed at moving Medicaid beneficiaries from facilities to...
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Health providers and advocates oppose Medicaid co-payment, say it creates barrier to care and administrative burdenHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health advocates at a regulatory meeting about the state's new Medicaid co-payment requiremen...
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Kentucky's level of volunteerism depends on how you measure it; studies show that volunteer work helps your healthHealthy Care
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky chart; for a larger version, click on it Most Kentucky adults are involved in some community ac...
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Bill to raise legal age to buy tobacco products to 21 fails on 4-6 committee vote; bill's effectiveness questioned, called 'PR move'Healthy Care
Sen. Steve Meredith, middle, with Altria Vice President David Fernandez, right, and Juul Labs lobbyist Jennifer Cunningham on his...
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Ambulance runs for rural patients are 76% longer when their hospital closes, and for seniors, it's 98% longer, study findsHealthy Care
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center chart; click on it to enlarge When a rural hospital closes, it's logical to assu...
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Report on Medicaid pharmacy managers confirms they make a profit at the expense of pharmacies; calls for new payment modelHealthy Care
A "long-awaited state report" on how pharmacy benefit managers are paid seems to confirm the suspicion that they "are reaping...
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Tobacco-free schools bill is in trouble in the House; sponsor, a Republican, can't get enough of her party's members to be for itHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to make all Kentucky school properties and events tobacco-free is in trouble in the state ...
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State health officials rejected plea to move faster against hepatitis A outbreak, now the nation's largest and deadliestHealthy Care
As part of a package of stories about Kentucky's hepatitis A outbreak, which is the "worst this century, sickening nearly 4,100 a...
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The Revolving Door Spins Again: Healthy Care Renewal
Just because Washington DC is now crazy town does not mean the revolving door has stopped spinning. We have been dutifully accumulating cas...
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Poll finds those with dental insurance are more likely to visit the dentist, and insurance often depends on incomeHealthy Care
Nearly 60 percent of Kentucky adults saw a dentist in the past year, but 26 percent said they delayed dental care because it cost too much, ...
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Policy can often improve a state's health more than healthcare; report offers 13 policies known to work, Ky only does 6 Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Improving a state's health outcomes and lowering healthcare costs often has less to do with h...
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Apply by March 1 for expenses-paid rural-health fellowship to attend Association of Health Care Journalists conferenceHealthy Care
The Association of Health Care Journalists is offering fellowships to attend its May 2-5 conference in Baltimore , including one for rep...
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U of L publicly seeks partner to buy Jewish Hospital and affiliatesHealthy Care
Map from University of Louisville's request for proposals for a joint venture for health-care facilities The University of L...
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Lobbyists create tracking tables that make it easier to keep up with bills; legislature also offers free 'Bill Watch' serviceHealthy Care
As the 2019 General Assembly moves into the second half of its session, it can be easy to lose track of the many health-related bills, but a...
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This year's influenza vaccine is more effective than last year's; still plenty of flu season left, and shots are availableHealthy Care
Flu vaccinations are easy to get. (Photo from Livestrong.com) This year's flu vaccine is more effective than last year's ...
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New House health chair says she asked for the job because 'health care is too important to leave to chance'Healthy Care
State Rep. Kim Moser in her office (Photo by Al Cross) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The new chair of the state Hous...
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