In bipartisan way, political leaders push passage of ‘pill mill’ bill
A bipartisan group of political leaders issued a call today “to pass a bill that will help the state battle one of its most significant threats – prescription drug abuse,”...
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Spend $1 on smoking cessation, save $3 in health costs, Massachusetts study finds
Every $1 spent on smoking cessation in Massachusetts, saved $3 in health costs, a study of low-income Bay State residents found. That could bode well for the impact of a...
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Recession has hit health departments hard: 23,000 jobs (15%) lost, core funding cut
Funding and job cuts as a result of the economic recession have weakened the impact public health departments have on their communities, says a series of articles published in the...
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Requiring prescription for pseudoephedrine is ‘silver bullet’ against meth, drug officials say; some lawmakers disagree
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News If Kentucky wants to arm itself with a “silver bullet” against methamphetamine, it needs to make pseudoephedrine available only prescription. That was the advice...
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Federal cuts, financial instability and competition leave many rural hospitals fearing the future
Many rural hospitals could be forced to close because of cuts to the Critical Access Program and the fact that, according to the National Rural Health Association, , 41 percent...
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Thursday, Nov. 17, will be first National Rural Health Day
Nov. 17, 2011 will be the first annual National Rural Health Day sponsored by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health. The goals of the event are to...
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New Florida laws helping stem flow of pills, but loopholes remain and trade is shifting to other states
Though pill mills continue to be a big problem in Florida, where lax laws have fueled Kentucky’s prescription pill trade, there is evidence that the tides are slowly turning in...
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Despite new laws, Florida still fuels ‘pill pipeline’ to Kentucky
If you thought Florida’s recent moves to stop the “pill pipeline” to Kentucky have worked, think again. “Cash-only clinics continue to operate throughout the Sunshine State, with doctors indiscriminately doling...
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Health exchange could cost up to $34 million in Ohio; Kentucky still biding its time — until after the election?
As 27 states, including Kentucky, bide their time in setting up a health care exchange — a key component of the federal health-reform law — Ohio officials have said setting...
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Some worry that patient care will get shortchanged as Kentucky Medicaid moves to managed care
While moving Kentucky’s Medicaid patients to managed care for will likely reduce costs to the taxpayers, patient care shouldn’t be shortchaged in the effort to save a buck, Deb McGrath...