By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to require all college freshmen in Kentucky to be immunized before starting classes is lik...
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Longtime Whitesburg doctor, winner of national honor, fears patients will lose preventive care under Affordable Care Act-HEALTHYLIVE
Dr. Van Breeding ( Lexington Herald-Leader photo) Whitesburg physician Dr. Van Breeding says his patients got "bamboozled...
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Bevin takes a high profile in governors' debates in Washington about the future of Medicaid-HEALTHYLIVE
Gov. Matt Bevin As governors debated the future of Medicaid over the weekend in Washington, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was an outsp...
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Helping parents understand kids' body mass index can thwart obesity, but Kentucky doesn't require BMI to be reported-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Parents are more likely to change their child's lifestyle when schools provide educational ma...
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Finnish study finds early birds eat healthier, sleep better and are more active than night owls-HEALTHYLIVE
image: likesuccess.com People who describe themselves as "morning types" have a more balance...
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What Trump voters with Obamacare want in health coverage-HEALTHYLIVE
By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News Affordability appears to be one of the most important concerns for Donald Trump voters as the presi...
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Former Gov. Steve Beshear will give national Democratic response to President Trump's speech to Congress-HEALTHYLIVE
Steve Beshear ( Herald-Leader photo) Former Gov. Steve Beshear will give his party's response to President Donald Trump...
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Poll finds that 22 percent of Kentucky adults say they delay or forgo health care due to cost-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two in 10 Kentucky adults continue to report that someone in their household has delayed or skipp...
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With Obama gone, emphasis is on 'care,' not him; Rep. Guthrie says voters want a replacement 'that creates a better opportunity'-HEALTHYLIVE
"With President Barack Obama out of office, the debate over 'Obamacare' is becoming less about 'Obama' and more about ...
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Legislature moving bills targeting fentanyl sales, shortening length of most opioid prescriptions to three days-HEALTHYLIVE
The General Assembly is moving bills to increase penalties for the sale of fentanyl and put a three-day limit on prescriptions of other high...
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Humana says it will pull out of government health-insurance exchanges next year-HEALTHYLIVE
Humana Inc. announced Feb. 14 that it would stop selling health insurance through the government marketplaces created by federal health r...
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State Senate panel approves bill to effectively deny most taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood -HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill that would effectively deny most tax dollars to Kentucky's Planned Pa...
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Tobacco ban for public-school properties and activities heads to the House on 25-8 Senate vote-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Senate passed a bill Feb. 15 to ban the use of tobacco products and electronic cigarett...
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Mark Pyle, Christian County health director, is named state's deputy commissioner of public health-HEALTHYLIVE
Mark Pyle The director of the Christian County Health Department in Hopkinsville will be the new deputy commissioner of the state...
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State Senate committee approves bill to remove insurance-company barriers to smoking-cessation treatments-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentuckians could get treatments to help them quit smoking without facing obstacles from their in...
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About 3/4 of Kentuckians who got free exams and screenings under Medicaid are covered by its expansion, study finds-HEALTHYLIVE
More than three-fourths of the Kentuckians who got free medical screenings through Medicaid last summer were covered by the expansion of the...
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Ky. uninsured rate has dropped significantly under Obamacare, but many struggle with maintaining stable coverage-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many more Kentuckians have health insurance because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
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Study analysis by critic of hospital safety estimates more than 200,000 preventable hospital-associated deaths each year-HEALTHYLIVE
An evaluation of two well-controlled studies estimates that the number of preventable hospital-associated deaths are over 200,000 each year,...
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KET program premiers tonight about opioid recovery successes; following program conducts a forum to discuss Ky. opioid crisis-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky Educational Television will premier "Journey to Recovery" tonight, a documentary that looks at Kentucky's opioid ep...
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Republicans will not only keep the Medicaid expansion, they will broaden it, says Lamar Alexander, Senate health panel chair-HEALTHYLIVE
Sen. Lamar Alexander (Photo by M. Scott Mahaskey, Politico) Republicans in Congress will not only keep the expansion of Medicaid...
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Newspapers big and small tackle Kentucky's opioid epidemic-HEALTHYLIVE
The opioid epidemic, and the growing concern about stronger and more lethal painkillers, is getting plenty of coverage by major news outlet...
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As Republicans wait to address Obamacare, Democrats and supporters of the law appear to gain new footing-HEALTHYLIVE
"Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare could help Democrats do what they have been unable to for seven years: sell the American people...
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Bill to ban tobacco products from school property and activities heads to full Senate after change to satisfy school officials-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The idea of a statewide ban on smoking in workplaces has hit roadblocks in the G...
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Pharmacies dispensing opioids thrive in Clay County, which leads Kentucky in doses of hydrocodone per person: 150 a year-HEALTHYLIVE
Pharmacies dispensing opioids are thriving in an impoverished, coal-depressed county in Eastern Kentucky, Phil Galewitz reports for Kaise...
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