Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: Can Governor, Auditor come to agreement for public good?
Gov. Andy Beshear and Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball squared off earlier this month in a legal dispute over the auditor’s…
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Attorney General launches new Office of Administrative Hearings, names executive director
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the creation of a new office that will provide administrative review services to the Cabinet…
Kentucky to provide around 450,000 meals to kids as part of federally-funded summer food program
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Now that the school year is done, Gov. Andy Beshear has announced Kentucky has been…
State expands crisis services for Kentuckians at risk of suicide; Pathways CMHC gains accreditation
The Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID), an agency of the Cabinet for Health and Family…
KentuckyWired, state’s high-speed fiber optic cable network, activated its first site in Owenton
KentuckyWired, The Commonwealth’s high-speed fiber optic cable network, activated its first site Thursday, December 5, when the Cabinet for Health…
Grant of up to $12M for behavioral health services to focus on Kentucky families in child welfare system
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) has received a four-year federal grant of up to $3 million…
Kentucky Youth Advocates applauds CHFS for leveraging federal funds for school health services
Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, applauds the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, for leveraging federal funds…
Department for Public Health hosts Children’s Environmental Health Poster Contest
The Department for Public Health (DPH), invites school-age children Kindergarten through 8th grade across the Commonwealth to create and submit…
Health cabinet says it will revise proposed rule banning tattooing over scars after hearing concerns
After almost two weeks of mystery, speculation and complaints, the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services has explained in…
Elizabeth Caywood: New service array gives relative caregivers more options; improves outcomes for kids
Across the Commonwealth, relatives and fictive kin are unsung heroes of our Kentucky Department for Community Based Services child welfare…
Cabinet for Health and Family Services releases report on state’s pharmacy benefit program
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department for Medicaid Services (DMS) and Office of Health Data and Analytics has…
28 new school resource centers granted additional funding, including some in Boone, Walton-Verona
More than 33,000 Kentucky students now have access to supplemental services at school thanks to the recent opening of 28…
Flu activity rises in Kentucky to widespread levels; get a shot, stay away from others, see a doctor
The Department for Public Health (DPH), within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), now reports “widespread” flu activity…
State office of vital statistics warns of using unapproved vendors to get copies of documents
Kentucky Today The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is warning people who need copies of documents such as birth,…
More parents claiming religious exemption for children’s vaccinations; rises 59% after new state rule
Kentucky Health News More Kentucky children are not being immunized “for medical and religious reasons,” Ashleigh Mills reports for Spectrum…
Cabinet for Health and Family Services updates legislative committee on Kentucky HEALTH
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Cabinet for Health and Family Services officials on Tuesday updated a legislative committee on the…
DPH offers tips to stay safe this season from carbon monoxide, hypothermia, food borne illness
The Department for Public Health (DPH), within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), reminds Kentuckians of the dangers…
Agreement will help Kyians with severe mental illness move from institutional care to community homes
Kentucky Health News The state has reached an agreement with an independent agency that advocates for people with disabilities that…
Cabinet for Health and Family Services get federal grant to support Kentucky HANDS program
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced a new federal grant of $7,548,849 from the Health Resources and Services…
Public health officials launch information campaign to increase disaster preparedness efforts
The Kentucky Department for Public Health, within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, is launching the First 72 On…
State moves ahead on Kentucky HEALTH plan that federal judge has vacated; hoping for waiver
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Though Kentucky’s proposed Medicaid plan was vacated by a federal judge just days before…
Bevin administration to reinstate dental and vision care for thousands of Medicaid recipients
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Dental and vision care for thousands of Medicaid recipients in Kentucky will be reinstated by…
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