Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Many rural areas still short of doctors; UK’s health VP says recent federal funding hike for med-school resident slots was inadequate
Photo from The Lane Report —– Just like the rest of the nation, Kentucky needs more doctors, and people and institutions in the state are working on several initiatives to...
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Feds say they are investigating whether state hospitalizes too many Louisville metro-area residents who have mental illness
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating whether adults with severe mental illness in the Louisville metropolitan area are being subjected to excessive institutionalization...
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FDA chief says baby formula supply is expected to remain short through late July; meanwhile, shortage gets worse in Kentucky
Photo from The Associated Press —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The baby formula shortage continues to worsen in Kentucky, with the state’s out-of-stock rate increasing by 20 percentage...
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Kentucky extends post-birth Medicaid coverage to one year
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved a plan to expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum care...
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Covid-19 risk levels are high in 4 Ky. counties; medium in 21; officials discount transmission rates, high in many counties
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has 25 Kentucky counties with elevated Covid-19 risk. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Four Kentucky counties are red on the latest Centers for...
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Generics are usually cheaper, but can also cost more than brand names, due to rebate deals between insurers and drug makers
Wendell Potter —– By Wendell Potter I’m not in the habit of wishing bad things to happen to anybody, but last week, when I was at the pharmacy counter, I...
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Campaign for healthy youth behavior cites exercise, nutrition, vaccination, managing stress, monitoring chronic conditions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Kentucky Department of Education have launched a public-service campaign to encourage Kentucky’s...
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Campaign to promote student health this summer to launch Wed.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Kentucky Department of Education is launching a statewide summer wellness campaign to promote five habits to promote student...
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Kentucky’s coronavirus surge continued last week, but at a slower rate; vaccine for young children is being lined up for approval
Kentucky Health News graph, from Kentucky Department for Public Health data —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s surge in coronavirus cases continued last week, at a slightly slower...
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Judge keeps new abortion law on hold, pending high-court ruling
Key portions of Kentucky’s new abortion law are on hold, at least until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a Mississippi law that would ban abortions after the 15th week...