Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
One in five Kentucky households delay or forgo medical care because of the cost, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll, taken Aug. 26 through Oct. 21. The overall...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Medicaid managed care organizations and others in the health-insurance industry spent the first half of a three-hour meeting bragging about their...
Rep. Kim Moser spoke at the tobacco-free-schools rally. (Photo by Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader) — At a Jan. 22 rally in the state Capitol, students, educators and health advocates asked...
Counties where doctors got more attention and favors from drug manufacturers were more likely to have a higher rate of overdoses from prescription opioids a year later, says a new...
The partial shutdown of the federal government has slowed the lawsuit challenging Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to revamp Kentucky’s Medicaid program with work requirements and premiums starting April 1. The...
A majority of Kentucky adults continue to support a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law and favor raising the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years, according to...
Stephanos Kyrkanides (University of Kentucky photo) — The University of Kentucky has removed the dental-school dean whose alleged retribution to a faculty member resulted in a $620,000 settlement with the professor and his...
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has added 28 new members to its Community Advisory Council, bringing its total up to 49. Of the new members, 27 were formerly members of the Friedell...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s new Medicaid program, which includes controversial work and community engagement requirements was recently re-approved by the Trump administration after a judge rejected it....
State Sen. Damon Thayer (Northern Kentucky Tribune photo) — Kentucky legislators’ recent filing of anti-abortion bills isn’t just about the state; they hope the bills could make national impact. “Emboldened...