Author: Al Cross
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Elizabethtown doctors who paid millions to settle claims of bill-padding are sued by chemotherapy patients
“Eight former patients or their estates have sued the Elizabethtown cancer doctors who paid the government $3.7 million last June to settle claims they extended chemotherapy treatments to pad their...
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Hopkinsville newspaper says it’s time for legislators to capitalize on strong public support for a statewide smoking ban
Noting the results of a poll that show two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in public places, the Kentucky New Era of Hopkinsville said in an editorial, “It is...
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Only 1/4 of estimated number eligible for subsidized, private health insurance through Kynect have signed up for it
While 85,000 people are covered by private health plans through Kynect, that’s only one-fourth of the 340,000 that state officials estimated would be able to buy subsidized coverage through the...
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Kentuckians with health insurance are more likely to have heard about Kynect than those without insurance, poll finds
The 10 percent of Kentuckians who remain without health insurance are less likely to have heard much about Kynect, the state health-insurance exchange created under the federal health-reform law, than...
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Beshear says Medicaid expansion is creating thousands of health-care jobs, but study will look at state’s future costs
Gov. Steve Beshear says the expansion of Medicaid in Kentucky under federal health reform appears to be creating thousands of health-care jobs, as predicted in a study that he used...
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Governor renews call for statewide smoking ban; Courier-Journal hammers on the issue with a series of articles
Pressure for passage a statewide smoking ban in the legislative session that begins Jan. 6 is increasing, with recent statements by Gov. Steve Beshear and a package of articles in...
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Tennessee’s Republican governor will use Obamacare Medicaid money to expand coverage
One of the longest and starkest boundaries in health care for the last year has been the border of Kentucky and Tennessee, because the Bluegrass State expanded Medicaid under the...
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Fulton hospital says it will close by March 31 due to shrinking population and patient counts
Citing population losses and lower patient counts, Community Health Systems has announced that it will close Parkway Regional Hospital in Fulton by March 31. The hospital has 70 beds, larger than...
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If you haven’t gotten your flu shot yet, this week is an excellent time to get it, with the holidays coming up
State health officials are encouraging Kentuckians to get a flu vaccination during National Influenza Vaccination Week, Dec. 7-13. “Getting a flu vaccine is an early holiday gift you can give...
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As Ky., other states debate smoking bans, Ariz. county considers ban on hiring smokers, penalizing employees who smoke
Smoking bans for public places are still the subject of debate in Kentucky and many other places, but the Arizona county that contains Tucson may take the war on tobacco...