Justice Department sues to block Aetna’s takeover of Humana
Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice has filed lawsuits to block the sale of Louisville-based Humana Inc. to Aetna Inc. and of Cigna Inc. to Anthem Inc., on grounds...
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Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice has filed lawsuits to block the sale of Louisville-based Humana Inc. to Aetna Inc. and of Cigna Inc. to Anthem Inc., on grounds...
UPDATE: The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says further testing of the original sample shows that the infant was not infected. “These findings indicate that the infant was...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — Health advocates, providers and faith leaders spoke out against Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid program at a news...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — At a legislative committee meeting July 20, health advocates urged the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin to make sure the final plan...
National overdose-death rates for heroin (red) and prescription opioids (blue) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Soon after Kentucky cracked down on “pill mills” where prescription painkillers were easily available,...
By Mallory Powell University of Kentucky Growing up in Hazard, Brittany Martin was familiar with diabetes. Many of her older relatives had been diagnosed with the chronic condition, and her...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has the highest overall rate of cancers associated with the human papillomavirus, and among females is tied for highest with West Virginia, while...
Allowing insurers to charge smokers extra for Obamacare health insurance appears to have discouraged them from getting it, “undercutting a major goal of the law,” Carolyn Y. Johnson reports for...
Artist’s rendering of Kentucky College of Optometry, Pikeville The University of Pikeville says it is about to open the nation’s largest optometric college in terms of floor space, the Kentucky...