Opinion – Bill Straub: Big Beautiful Bill does not improve care for 1.3M Kyians on Medicaid
The Kentucky Hospital Association, insists it is “dedicated to sustaining and improving the health status of the citizens of Kentucky.”…
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Opinion – Evelyn Montgomery Jones: Save the physicians who save Kentucky’s patients
America’s senior population is the largest it has ever been and is predicted to nearly double by 2050. To meet…
Opinion – Susan Bushelman: Heart of the Matter — Taking ‘Small Steps’ to protect your heart health
As a physician, I see firsthand the impact that heart disease has on patients and their families. It remains the…
KY medical associations partner for new Voices for Vaccination campaign to encourage immunizations
As winter approaches and the holiday season is underway, the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA), the Kentucky Foundation for Medical Care…
Kentucky Medical Association calls for passage of bill to reform prior authorization process
Physicians from across the Commonwealth gathered Wednesday in Frankfort to call for the passage of House Bill 134, sponsored by…
Will your insurance cover it? If you are sick and need care, you shouldn’t have to wait for an answer
By Monalisa Tailor, M.D. and Rep. Kim Moser When you’re trying to manage a health condition and your physician has…
Medical experts urge making lung health a priority to ‘ Breathe Better, Kentucky’; take preventive measures
By Neal Moser, M.D, Shawn Jones, M.D., and Jeff Reynolds, M.D. Breathe Better Kentucky Kentucky is famous for many…
‘Take it from me’ campaign urges vaccinations as COVID-19 spreads, inundates Kentucky hospitals
With the surge created by the delta variant of COVID-19 sickening thousands and filling Kentucky hospitals to capacity, the Kentucky…
NKY’s Dr. Neal Moser, a Taylor Mill pulmonologist, becomes president of Kentucky Medical Association
Taylor Mill pulmonologist Dr. Neal Moser was installed as the 171st president of the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) over the…
Dale Toney: A ‘wake up call’ for diabetes — talk to your doctor about prevention and treatment
An estimated 88 million Americans have prediabetes, and just over 1 in 10 have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes….
If you haven’t had your flu shot, now is the time to get it; co-infection with COVID could be deadly
By Nadia Ramiagan Public News Service The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s likely flu viruses will complicate…
Commentary: Raise Your Guard, Kentucky! Time to return to your preventive medical care
By Dale Toney, M.D., Jeff Reynolds, M.D., and Ben Chandler In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kentuckians…
New multimedia campaign urges ‘Raise Your Guard, Ky,’ urges getting back on track with vaccinations
Kentucky Health News A new multimedia campaign is designed to reverse a big decline in Kentucky children’s vaccination rates. “Raise…
Two statewide health advocacy groups asks public to help prevent spread of highly contagious COVID-19
Two statewide health advocacy organizations are urging Kentuckians to take state public health experts’ advice seriously to help prevent the…
Flu cases creep up for third week in a row; nine more Kentuckians have died from it; get a flu shot
Kentucky Health News Amid all the headlines about the novel coronavirus, health experts warn that there is a much more…
Boone County Schools to be recognized Monday for new tobacco-free campus policy
Boone County Schools will be recognized as one of the first Northern Kentucky school districts to adopt a tobacco-free policy,…
91% of Kentucky’s school districts are tobacco-free; foundation expects remainder to soon follow
Kentucky Health News Only 15 of Kentucky’s 172 school districts, or 8.7 percent, have not passed a tobacco-free policy to…
Dr. Neal Moser: Cure can’t be worse than disease; IDR is best protection against ‘surprise bills’
Congress must protect Kentucky patients from surprise medical care bills Protecting patients is a critical component of my work…
Neal Moser: Congress must protect Kentucky patients from surprise medical care bills
Protecting patients is a critical component of my work as a physician. But sometimes, we can’t protect them when it…
Bruce Scott: When patients come first, everyone wins — and SB 54 removes barriers to treatment
Imagine being diagnosed with a chronic health condition — one that interferes with your daily life and makes even the…
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…
New KHIP poll shows majority of Kentuckians have gotten a flu shot; still time to get yours
If you haven’t gotten a flu shot in the last 12 months, you’re in the minority in Kentucky. What’s more,…
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