Kentucky Health News: Rural hospitals continue to be at risk of closing; federal policy complicates pay
Kentucky Health News Rural hospital closures are a growing trend, and federal policies don’t support a model that would include…
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Study: Private insurance pays hospitals 241% more than Medicare; suggests shift to a Medicare model
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As health-care costs continue to rise for both employers and employees, one group of…
As school nurse programs are threatened, Medicaid money made available for physical, behavioral health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many of Kentucky’s school districts have long struggled to pay for school nurses, let…
Bevin says he exposed his kids to chickenpox, rejecting vaccinations; health officials say that’s risky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin said in a radio interview that he exposed his nine children…
Ban on tobacco in schools still alive; may pass House with measure raising to 21 legal age to buy
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News With just three days left to pass bills, lawmakers in the…
New House health committee chair, NKY’s Kim Moser: ‘Health care too important to leave to chance’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The new chair of the state House Health and Family Services Committee has been…
KY Health News: Half of U.S. adults don’t know symptoms of heart attacks; KY high in heart attacks
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News About 50 percent of American adults don’t know the five common symptoms of a…
Flu numbers jumped 65% in first week of year, half are children; months left of flu season, get your shot
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The number of influenza cases confirmed in Kentucky rose by 65 percent in the…
Quitting smoking is #1 resolution, losing weight is next (if you do first, you probably can’t do second)
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Of the 44 percent of American adults who said they would make a New…
More children in state and nation lack health insurance; Kentucky’s uninsured rate rose in 2017
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News For the first time in nearly a decade, the number of uninsured children in…
Most vulnerable may lose insurance coverage, due to penalties, work rules, ‘onerous reporting’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky moves toward implementing a stricter Medicaid plan, a group of providers, consumers…
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…
Deadline to sign up for insurance on Healthcare.gov is Dec. 15, but most Americans don’t know
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just two weeks left to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance for…
Kentucky Health News: Don’t ignore hearing loss; study shows it will cost you more in heath-care expenses
Untreated hearing loss in older adults affects more than just their ability to communicate. It can also increase their health-care…
Medicare open enrollment runs through December 7; here is some advice for choosing long-term
Kentucky Health News “For those approaching Medicare or already covered by it, now is a critical time of year to…
USDA launching new anti-vaping campaign aimed at an epidemic among teenagers, educate on the risks
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is launching a new anti-vaping campaign aimed at…
To defend against flu epidemic in KY: ‘Get the shot, consult your doc, stop the spread,’ campaign says
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Influenza killed 325 people in Kentucky last flu season, when only 40 percent of…
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…
Kentucky Health News: CDC study shows state has high rate of addicted mothers — and it’s rising
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky has had a very high rate of opioid-use disorder among…
UC study shows secondhand smoke is bad for teenagers; more likely to miss school due to illness
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It has long been established that exposure to secondhand smoke is harmful to babies…
New study says youth likely to start smoking after they turn 18, but not before
Kentucky Health News The celebration in recent years about lower smoking rates among teenagers could end up being all for…
State scrambling to deal with fallout from court ruling on the Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid plan
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Cabinet for Health and Family Services scrambles to deal with the fallout…