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…
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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…
KY Health Issues Poll: Kentuckians split on ACA (also known as Obamacare); 90 percent are insured
The 2016 Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP), conducted by Interact for Health and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, has…
Interact for Health, Foundation for Healthy KY release new data — obesity, heart disease, cancer plague us
Obesity, cancer and problems with health insurance or health care comprise three of the top four issues Kentucky adults think…
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…
Medicaid expansion results in more Kentuckians obtaining preventative breast cancer screenings
The cost of more than 8,500 breast cancer screenings was covered by the state’s Medicaid expansion during the second quarter…
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…
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…
Small employers in Kentucky aren’t likely to offer health insurance to workers, study says
Most of Kentucky’s small employers don’t offer health insurance, while almost all of the state’s larger employers do, according to…
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky offers free webinar for professionals, community members
As part of its efforts to improve public health, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is offering a free webinar…
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…
New report on Health Disparities in Commonwealth shows race, ethnicity issues facing Kentucky
Multiracial and black Kentuckians tend to report higher rates of smoking, obesity, asthma and poor mental health than their white…
Mike Hammons is one of three statewide leaders who will receive prestigious Commonwealth Award
Special to NKyTribune Northern Kentucky’s Mike Hammons is one of three prominent leaders in Kentucky philanthropy who will be recognized…
Less than one-third of Kentucky schools have comprehensive tobacco-free policies, study shows
Though an overwhelming majority of Kentucky adults say they want schools to be tobacco-free, fewer than half of the state’s…
Commentary: How the places we live, work and play can impact our health; aiming for healthier region
By Trey Grayson, President, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Dr. Dale Scalise-Smith, Dean, Northern Kentucky University College of Health Professions…
Hispanics, low-income, working Kentuckians more likely to be without insurance, according to report
The 300,000 Kentuckians still without health insurance at the end of 2015, were more likely than their insured counterparts to…
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky voices concerns about new Medicaid plan to legislative panel
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News At a legislative committee meeting this week, health advocates urged the administration of Gov….
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…
All you need to know about Governor’s proposal modifying Medicaid — your chance to comment
Special to NKyTribune The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Governor Bevin released the Kentucky HEALTH proposal, aimed at modifying Kentucky’s…
Foundation for Healthy Kentucky urges citizens to weigh in on Bevin’s Kentucky HEALTH proposal
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky provided the following statement regarding Kentucky HEALTH, a proposal to transform Kentucky’s Medicaid program…
Ky Health Issues Poll shows NKyians have more trouble paying medical bills, favor smoking controls
A report by Interact for Health and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky says more Northern Kentucky respondents described their…