Tag: federal legislation
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Ireland Army Community Hospital at Fort Knox to be replaced
The recently signed National Defense Authorization Act will provide $80 million to build a new 102,000 square-foot medical facility in Fort Knox to replace the existing Ireland Army Community Hospital,...
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Congress is taking on opoid abuse and the nationwide increase in drug overdoses
Federal officials have become increasingly concerned about the rapid increase in drug overdoses across the country. The House Energy and Commerce Committee, in a series of hearings on the topic,...
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Proposed nutritional guidelines add sustainability issues, in spite of Republicans’ warnings; eggs get a green light
A new draft of the federal government’s healthy eating guidelines recommends for the first time that Americans consider the “health of the planet along with the health of their hearts,”...
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Family physicians group objects to cuts to primary-care physician training programs; cites doctor shortage, which is worse in Ky.
Facing an already-existing shortage of primary care in the country and state, the American Academy of Family Physicians sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., chairman of the House Appropriations...
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Poll shows strong support for medical marijuana in Kentucky
A statewide poll has found that 78 percent of Kentucky adults support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes if recommended by their doctor, while only 26 percent of favor...
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Opportunity for news stories: New federal rules mean all nonprofit hospitals must do a community health needs assessment
It’s long been the rule that nonprofit hospitals have had to provide charitable benefits to their community in order to keep their nonprofit status. That’s no small matter, given that...
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Experts disagree on whether states will choose to expand Medicaid
Experts disagree on whether states will choose to expand Medicaid, a crucial, but voluntary, part of the federal health-care reform law. Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled the federal government could...
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Useful list helps explain health care law and Supreme Court ruling
To learn more about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal health-care reform law, as well as the Affordable Care Act itself, the Detroit Free Press has put together...
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What will high court do on health law? 4 most possible scenarios
Last week, U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments about the constitutionality of the federal health-care reform law. At the center of the debate is whether the government can force people...
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What would solve primary-care crisis, create jobs and help banks? Building community health centers, writer contends
The federal health-care reform law will mean a glut of new patients who will be newly insured and bog down the primary-care system. Thousands of construction workers are out of...