Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Rep. John Yarmuth named top Democrat on House Budget Committee, which will play a role in Obamacare debate
Rep. John Yarmuth Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisville has been named ranking minority member on the House Budget Committee, a panel that will consider repeal and replacement of the Patient...
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Bevin: Medicaid plan has better chance of approval with Trump
Gov. Matt Bevin Gov. Matt Bevin said his proposed changes in the Medicaid program have a better chance of getting federal approval because Donald Trump has been elected president. “Do...
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Trump picks Indiana and Kentucky’s Medicaid consultant to run Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Seema Verma (Photo: Drew Angerer, Getty) President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate the Indiana consultant who advised Kentucky on its Medicaid waiver request to head the Centers for Medicare...
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Officials tout Obama administration’s work on substance abuse
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Officials and health advocates touted the Obama administration’s work in addressing substance-use disorders at a forum Nov. 29, and also advocated for the passage...
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Study finds Kentuckians on Medicaid expansion make heavy use of preventive screenings
Kentuckians covered by Medicaid through its expansion in 2014 are using their preventive screening benefits more than the traditional Medicaid population, according to a report done for the Foundation for...
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A county’s poor health status was a strong predictor of its vote for Donald Trump; many examples in Kentucky
There was anecdotal evidence after the presidential election of a correlation between counties that swung big to Donald Trump and those with poor health status. The Economist magazine used a...
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Daily dose of soda pop ‘batters’ the body’s cells and increases pre-diabetes risk 46 percent, study says; 1 in 3 in Ky. may have it
Illustration by superanimalswallpapers.blogspot.com Drinking a can of sugar-sweetened beverage a day increases your risk of developing pre-diabetes by 46 percent, according to a recent study. The study by the Jean...
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Study: Teens who frequent e-cigs are more likely to become frequent smokers; vaping industry disputes conclusions
Teens who use electronic cigarettes regularly are more likely to become frequent and heavy cigarette smokers, according to a new study. The study, published in the Journal of the American...
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Ignore the election and shop around for the best deal on subsidized health insurance, columnist advises
While major changes in health insurance seem likely as a result of the election, “That doesn’t mean you should avoid signing up for 2017 insurance coverage,” writes Trudy Lieberman of...
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Drug overdoses in Northern Kentucky skyrocketed after arrival of super-potent fentanyl and carfantenil
Drug overdoses in Northern Kentucky have skyrocketed as the super-potent opioids fentanyl and carfantenil have been added to the heroin supply, Terry DeMio reports for The Cincinnati Enquirer. “In just...