Author: Al Cross
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Bevin gives feds required one-year advance notice that he will shut Kynect health-insurance exchange, move to federal site
Bevin (Photo: Alton Strupp, C-J) Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has given federal officials the required one-year notice needed to shut down the Kynect health-insurance exchange that his Democratic predecessor, Steve...
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Henry Co. school board votes 3-2 to ban tobacco; farmers split
Wikipedia map: Henry County The use of tobacco is banned on school property in Henry County, following a 3-2 vote by the school board Dec. 21. Some board members are...
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New dietary guidelines ease up on cholesterol, salt and need for breakfast; have some inconsistency on fat and cholesterol
The U.S Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services today released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020, described by publishers as “an essential resource for health professionals...
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Is ‘Obamacare a job killer’? Not so far, three studies show
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and other Republican foes of federal health reform have often said “Obamacare is a job killer,” but that hasn’t happened yet, according to three new studies....
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Legislators are keeping a close eye on Gov. Matt Bevin’s plans for Medicaid, and his likely model in Indiana
“As the 2016 session of the Kentucky General Assembly opens, lawmakers say they plan to keep a close eye on changes to the state’s Medicaid system proposed by Gov. Matt...
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Julie Raque Adams, chair of Senate Health and Welfare panel, says smoking ban should be enacted to save $2 billion in 5 years
The Kentucky General Assembly should pass a statewide smoking ban because it could save $2 billion in Medicaid expenses over the next five years, Republican state Sen. Julie Raque Adams...
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Authors of The Great Diabetes Epidemic appearing in half-hour show several times on KET channels this week
Dr. Gilbert Friedell and J. Isaac Joyner, co-authors of The Great Diabetes Epidemic: A Manifesto for Control and Prevention, discuss the topic with Dr. Wayne Tuckson in a half-hour “Kentucky...
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Beshear, former state dental director and UK faculty member in Madisonville named first Kentucky Oral Health Champions
The Kentucky Oral Health Coalition recently named former Gov. Steve Beshear, former state dental director Dr. Jim Cecil and Dr. Laura Hancock Jones of the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry the first three Kentucky...
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Legislature will again tackle challenge of synthetic drugs
The Kentucky General Assembly will “intensify efforts against synthetic drugs that can slip into communities via the Internet, wreaking sudden havoc,” Mike Wynn reports for The Courier-Journal. “The legislature has enacted...
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Bevin picks UK health executive to lead redesign of Medicaid, accuses Beshear administration of lying about expansion’s costs
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Matt Bevin said Wednesday that a University of Kentucky health executive and former state health secretary, Mark Birdwhistell, will help him design...