Author: Al Cross
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Judge rejects Bevin lawsuit against Louisville abortion clinic; administration says it will appeal
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has lost the first round in his legal fight against the new but not formally licensed Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in downtown Louisville. Circuit Judge Mitch Perry...
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State honors three local groups for fighting abuse of elderly
Three community groups have received awards from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services to help their efforts to stop elder abuse. The Public Awareness Initiative awards, including $500...
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Despite Bevin’s take-it-or-leave it statements, officials say negotiations continue with feds on proposed Medicaid changes
Gov. Matt Bevin said when he announced his plan to change Medicaid that if the federal government didn’t approve it, he would end the eligibility expansion that has added more...
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Congress goes home for July 4 after another Zika impasse
Congress took a break for the July 4 holiday after reaching another impasse on funding to combat the Zika virus that has caused birth defects in Mexico and the Caribbean....
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Medicaid hearings in Bowling Green and Frankfort elicit nearly incessant criticism; third and final hearing in Hazard next Wed.
Supporters of the current Medicaid expansion sat on the front row of a packed hearing room in Frankfort. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Supporters were few and far between...
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Campaign seeks to build support for, and action to make, Kentucky communities more walkable for better community health
Seventy Kentucky school districts, local governments, health departments, businesses and other organizations have joined the Step It Up, Kentucky! campaign to encourage walking and build the demand for walkable communities as...
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Lexington, Paducah newspapers’ editorials take diametrically opposing sides on Bevin’s proposed changes to Medicaid
Governor Matt Bevin (Photo from politicususa.com) By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s most reliably liberal editorial voice and one of its most reliably conservative are, not surprisingly, on opposite...
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Health business group opens its forum with state Medicaid officials after first denying Courier-Journal reporter access to it
A forum on Medicaid, featuring the officials who oversee it and are trying to change it, was made public after The Courier-Journal was first denied admittance to it. The 90-minute...
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Kentucky ranks 48th among states in percentage of kids getting summer meals from schools, but participation grew last year
Fewer than 8 percent of the Kentucky children who qualify for a summer meal program got such meals last summer, despite the availability of federal funds for it, according to...
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Public hearings to be held Tuesday in Bowling Green, Wednesday in Frankfort and next week in Hazard plan for Medicaid changes
Public hearings on Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to change the Medicaid program will be held Tuesday in Bowling Green, Wednesday in Frankfort and next week in Hazard. The Bowling Green...