Author: Al Cross
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Beshear and other Democratic AGs sue to block rule allowing ‘association health plans’ pushed by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul
Kentucky’s Andy Beshear is one of 12 Democratic attorneys general suing the federal government over its new rules allowing “association health plans,” a product long advocated by Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul...
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NE Area Health Education Center wins national award for getting Appalachian students into med school; program going statewide
The Northeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center at Morehead won the Center of Excellence Award in Distribution at this month’s national AHEC conference for working to improve the health-care workforce in rural...
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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 efforts
The celebration in recent years about lower smoking rates among teenagers could end up being all for naught, as a new study shows that more people are likely to now...
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Seven counties in Southern Kentucky stand out as ‘Bright Spots’ in study, pointing the way to healthier communities
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nine counties in Appalachian Kentucky have been recognized as “bright spots” when it comes to health, and seven of them adjoin in Southern Kentucky:...
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Reports show what adults in five Kentucky regions think about substance abuse, smoking and other issues
The 2017 Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that significantly fewer Kentucky adults are getting prescriptions for pain medication; that they strongly support smoke-free schools; and that most would like to...
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State’s hepatitis A outbreak is worst in nation, but seems to be fading in Louisville, which feds say is ‘gold standard’ for response
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 120 counties with 1,094 hepatitis A...
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Communication problems may linger for alcoholics even after they give up drinking, study suggests
A survey that measured emotional communication among alcoholics found that long after they give up drinking, they still struggle to control their voice pitch and relay subtle emotional cues. The...
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State restores dental, vision and non-emergency transportation benefits for 460,000 people covered by 2014 Medicaid expansion
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News State officials reversed course Thursday and said they would resume paying dental, vision and non-emergency medical transportation costs for 460,000 Kentuckians on expanded Medicaid....
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Feds to reopen Medicaid plan for public comment; state officials say they haven’t decided on appeal of judge’s ruling against it
Federal officials say they will hold another round of public comment on the Kentucky Medicaid plan that was blocked by a federal judge and sent back to them for more...
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Domestic abuse is about as common in male couples as in heterosexual couples, study in three major cities finds
Around half of American men in a three-city survey said they experienced abuse in their same-sex relationships — about the same percentage reported by women, a new study shows. The...