Author: melissa_patrick
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Bevin names hospital association executive Stephen P. Miller to be Kentucky’s new Medicaid commissioner
Stephen P. Miller image from hfmaky.org Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Stephen P. Miller, a hospital industry executive, as the state’s new Medicaid commissioner “As we work to redesign the...
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‘Go Red for Women’ events advise them to know heart-disease symptoms, their numbers, family history; and adjust lifestyle
Dozens of supporters showed up at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital Feb. 5 to celebrate the American Heart Association‘s “Go Red for Women” day and learned how heart disease affects women differently than...
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State House, which passed smoking ban last year, may wait until after March 8 special elections to act on this year’s version
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The politics of an election year could create obstacles for the recently filed bill to enact a statewide smoking ban. House Speaker Greg Stumbo...
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72 in Estill County have stomach sickness; 35 salmonella cases confirmed; eight people hospitalized; restaurant closes voluntarily
The Estill County Health Department reported Feb. 11 that 72 people in the county have reported “gastrointestinal illness,” 35 of them have tested positive for salmonella and eight have been...
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Louisville cancer center will offer new one-day breast cancer treatment for early-stage breast cancer patients
“A Louisville cancer center will be the first in the state to offer a one-day surgery and radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer patients,” Boris Ladwig reports for Insider Louisville. This...
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Kentuckians split on policy changes to deter teen tobacco use; split on increasing cigarette tax by $1, OK with raising legal age
When it comes to state policies to discourage smoking, Kentuckians are evenly divided on whether to increase the state’s tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1, but support raising...
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Nation sees increase in Obamacare enrollment, while Kynect numbers drop, but members of failed co-op can still enroll
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the nation saw an increase of 4 million people sign up for private health insurance during the 2015-16 open enrollment period that ended...
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Pineville Community Hospital restructures debt and creates a geriatric psychiatric unit; 326 jobs saved and 12 new ones created
A combination of local, state and federal efforts have saved more than 300 Pineville Community Hospital jobs and created 12 new ones, according to a Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp. news release....
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Health cabinet offers no budget-cut details at committee meeting; legislators say they need this information to draft budget
Democrats on the state House Budget Subcommittee on Human Services pressed the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for more details on how it planned to implement Republican Gov. Matt...
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Share of Kentuckians without health coverage dropped to 7% in third quarter, lower than all neighboring states except W. Va.
Illustrations are from the report; click on images for larger versions An ongoing study of federal health reform’s impact in Kentucky has found that Medicaid expansion continues to help lower...