By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With all the people who come through the state Capitol, and all of the handshaking that goes on t...
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House passes bill to loan money to struggling rural hospitals; funding is still in the works, but sponsor appears confidentHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Spurred to action when the hospital in his county said it was closing, state Re...
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The Virus This Time: Ill-Informed, Incompetent Leadership Enabling Suppression of Free Speech, Intimidation of Whistleblowers, Propaganda and DisinformationHealthy Care Renewal
Unfortunately, the rapid progression of coronavirus is providing a demonstration of the dysfunction, and worse, that can be produced by bad ...
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State House passes 25% tax on electronic cigarettesHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill aimed at reducing teen use of electronic cigarettes by increasing their ...
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Study: rural women with ovarian cancer more likely to find out when it's at stage IV, but not because of distance from doctorHealthy Care
Rural women who have ovarian cancer are more likely to find out about it when it's already at stage IV than women who live in metropolit...
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Bill to help people with addictions get medication-assisted treatments moves; advocates say insurers killed the last oneHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill to help people with opioid and alcohol addictions to get prescription dr...
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If you're worried about coronavirus, you should be more worried about the flu, and take the same precautions, including a flu shotHealthy Care
Worried about the novel coronavirus spreading in the United States? Take the same precautions that you would against influenza, which is tw...
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Bill would let health professionals refuse treatment that violates their conscience; critics say it would put discrimination into lawHealthy Care
A bill to allow health-care professionals to refuse to provide treatment that violates their conscience is nearing a floor vote in the state...
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Read The DispatchHealthy care policy
A few months ago, Steve Hayes and Jonah Goldberg founded a news site. There are tons of those. This is different and worthy of your time. In...
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House passes public-assistance bill with plan for temporary health coverage for people who earn too much to stay on MedicaidHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed at moving Kentuckians off public assistance includes several health-related provisio...
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Bill to stop 'shenanigans' of Medicaid drug middlemen moves unanimously to House; sponsor says bill is first of its kind in U.S.Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill to address payment issues between middlemen known as pharmacy benefit ma...
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16 more Ky. adults died from flu in the week ended Feb. 15, for a season total of 66; officials say best protection is still a flu shotHealthy Care
Kentucky Health News The number of new cases of influenza dropped slightly in Kentucky during the second week of February, but 16 more ...
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Children need 14 doctor visits before age 6, but preschoolers are increasingly not covered by insurance, especially in KentuckyHealthy Care
Kentucky Health News In 2018, the number of Kentucky pre-schoolers without health insurance was about half again as large as the number in...
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Rising Tide of Disinformation about Coronavirus: the Roles of Ideologues, Quacks, Russians, and US PoliticiansHealthy Care Renewal
Introduction: Propaganda and Disinformation in Health Care We used to write about propaganda and disinformation used to promote health care ...
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The Deepest Shade of Green Healthy Research
This weeks blog offers a bumper harvest of excellent things and personal piffle. Enjoy. PERFORMING MEDICINE Performing Medicine have annou...
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Bill to cap the price of insulin for some to $100 per prescription for a 30-day supply passes House, now moves to SenateHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill to limit cost-sharing requirements for insulin has passed the state Hous...
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House passes medical-marijuana bill, 65-30, after specifying illnesses for its use; Senate passage remains much in doubtHealthy Care
Kentucky would be the 34th state to make marijuana legal for medicinal purposes, under a bill the state House passed Thursday by a vote of 6...
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KET to air 'Undiagnosed: The Diabetes Epidemic' followed by a panel discussion about diabetes on Monday, Feb. 24Healthy Care
Nearly half of Kentucky adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes -- and many of them don't know they have it. To shine a light on this iss...
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