State Department for Public Health raises flu level to ‘widespread,’ urges flu vaccine for ‘high risk’
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH), within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) is raising the influenza…
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Louisville pediatrician Dr. Gil Liu named medical director for the Department for Medicaid Services
Dr. Gil Liu, a Louisville pediatrician and member of the University of Louisville School of Medicine faculty, has been appointed…
One week ’til Kyians use healthcare.gov instead of Kynect to purchase health plan
Beginning next week Kentuckians will use healthcare.gov, instead of kynect, to purchase a Qualified Health Plan (QHP) during the 2017…
Change in income guidelines means more Kentucky families now qualify for financial aid for child care
More Kentucky families qualify for financial aid to pay for child care because of an increase in funding approved by…
August is Immunization Awareness Month; Kentucky CHFS urges parents to get children vaccinated
August not only marks the beginning of school in Kentucky, but also National Immunization Awareness Month, highlighting the importance and…
Needle exchange programs becoming more wide-spread in KY; HIV, hepatitis outbreaks slow
From Kentucky Health News Needle exchanges may be difficult for some people to accept, but they are better than outbreaks…
West named executive director of communications for Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Secretary Vickie Yates Brown Glisson has announced that Jean West has joined CHFS…
Governor presents his ‘Kentucky HEALTH’ plan to transform state’s Medicaid program — seeking waiver
Gov. Matt Bevin today presented “Kentucky HEALTH”, a comprehensive plan to transform Kentucky’s Medicaid program, empowering individuals to improve their…
First Lady Glenna Bevin and CHFS take steps to make adoption and foster care process easier
Kentucky’s First Lady Glenna Bevin and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Sec. Vickie Yates Brown Glisson today…
Chair of the Child Fatality Review Panel supports opening abuse and neglect court proceedings
It is time to begin opening child abuse and neglect proceedings within the Commonwealth’s juvenile and family courts to public…
Circuit Court Judge Feeley appointed deputy secretary of Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Gov. Matt Bevin and Cabinet Secretary Vickie Yates Brown Glisson have announced the appointment of Circuit Court Judge Timothy Edward…
Attorney General Beshear says dismantling successful Kinect program is ‘bad policy”
Attorney General Andy Beshear, whose father former Gov. Steve Beshear implemented Kynect, the state’s online health insurance marketplace, opposes Gov….
Gov. Bevin names Mark Birdwhistell to head team to develop ‘transformative’ Medicaid program for state
Governor Matt Bevin and Health and Family Services Secretary Vickie Yates Glisson announced plans to develop a transformative Medicaid program…
Bevin names Vickie Yates Brown Glisson Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Governor-Elect Matt Bevin Thursday announced the appointment of Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, as Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and…