Fewer Kyians lack health insurance, but report shows little progress in health quality and outcomes so far
The percentage of Kentuckians without health insurance has dropped by more than half since the implementation of the Patient Protection…
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Kentucky, surrounding states have fewer companies on government health insurance exchanges
The number of health insurance companies offering subsidized coverage didn’t shrink just in Kentucky, but in most of adjoining states,…
KHIP shows Kentuckians don’t eat enough healthy fruits, vegetables; cost is a factor
The latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) found that adults who report poorer health are more likely to think that the…
Foundation for Healthy Kentucky urges public school districts to move ahead on tobacco-free campuses
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky CEO Ben Chandler is urging the 64 percent of Kentucky public school districts that aren’t…
More than 70 percent of Kentucky adults who didn’t have health insurance in early 2016 were working
More than 70 percent of nearly 234,000 Kentucky adults who still didn’t have health insurance in early 2016 said they…
Kentucky Health Issues Poll shows 40 percent of adults 18-45 have tried e-cigs, despite health risks
Despite federal government and health professional’s warnings that e-cigarettes, or “e-smoking,” can be harmful, nearly 40 percent of adults ages…
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky awarded over $1 million in grants to nonprofits in 2016
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky awarded grants in 2016 totaling a little more than $1 million to nonprofit organizations…
Substance use treatment covered by Medicaid expansion jumped 740 percent in KY in 2.5 years
Treatment services for substance use increased by 740 percent for Medicaid expansion beneficiaries over the 30 months from the beginning…
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky reports on new process for insurance sign-up on Healthcare.gov
Special to NKyTribune If Kentuckians looking for 2017 health plans on the federal marketplace are anything like those who obtained…
Kentucky Nonprofit Leadership Forum underway in Lexington; reps discuss management, best practices
More than 200 nonprofit leaders from across Kentucky are gathered in Lexington this week for the Kentucky Nonprofit Leadership Forum….
One in five Kentucky adults delayed or skipped medical care because of cost, study says
One in five Kentucky adults delayed or went without medical care in 2016 due to cost, according to a report…
Report says hospital charity care and care to uninsured are down 77 percent since reform
An ongoing report of federal health reform’s effect on Kentucky says hospitals have significantly less charity care and care to…
Former Congressman Ben Chandler named president and CEO of Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Board of Directors unanimously selected Ben Chandler as the new president and CEO of…