State officials have announced 10 public "stakeholder advisory forums" to help ensure a successful transition to the state's...
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Senate passes bill to create reimbursement model for telehealth services after adding anti-abortion amendment-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A telehealth bill aimed at increasing access to care and saving the state money passed the Senate...
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With legislative session more than half over, most health-related bills are still on the table; here's a roundup-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Most of the health-related bills in Kentucky's legislative session appear t...
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Officials of Breckinridge hospital say it needs new tax to survive-HEALTHYLIVE
Photo via Norton Healthcare Officials of Breckinridge Memorial Hospital in Hardinsburg say the 25-bed, critical-access hospital ...
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State's flu-death toll of 147 includes a woman who died two days after getting symptoms but didn't seek immediate treatment-HEALTHYLIVE
The death toll from this year's flu season in Kentucky reached 147 as of Feb. 17, including a 34-year-old Grayson County woman who died ...
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Catholic chain that owns hospitals in Paducah and Irvine plans to merge with one that owns Our Lady of Bellefonte near Ashland-HEALTHYLIVE
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health , which owns Lourdes Hospital in Paducah and Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital in Irvine, is merging with...
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Advocates urge lawmakers to raise cigarette tax to raise revenue, cut cancer rates; 1/3 of Ky. cancer cases are caused by smoking-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- At a Feb. 22 rally in the state Capitol, more than 100 advocates from the Ameri...
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Lobbying on cigarette tax ramps up, with foundation's ads and tobacco firm's use of farmers, retailers and paid media report-HEALTHYLIVE
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- If activity by lobbying interests is any indication, the idea of raising the state cig...
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In county with 75% on Medicaid and 12.4% unemployed, Salyersville mayor ponders Medicaid's new work rules-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky's new Medicaid plan requires some of its recipients to work or volunteer will be phased in, with poor areas last, but some are ...
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Attorney general sues Cardinal Health for distributing large volumes of opioids to state, alleges wrongdoing-HEALTHYLIVE
Attorney General Andy Beshear filed suit Feb. 19 against Ohio-based Cardinal Health , saying the company has practiced unfair, misleading an...
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Bevin sues in federal court at Frankfort to get lawsuit over Medicaid changes heard in Kentucky, not Washington-HEALTHYLIVE
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The legal maneuvering over changes to Medicaid in Kentucky escalated Monday, as Gov. Matt Bevin sued the...
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30 more Kentuckians die from flu, raising season total to 128-HEALTHYLIVE
Thirty more people died from influenza in Kentucky during the week ended Feb. 10, the last one for which figures have been compiled. That wa...
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House passes optometrists' bill to thwart online eye exams by requiring 'real time' consultation with an eye doctor-HEALTHYLIVE
The state House has passed a bill to restrict the growing practice of online eye examinations, a threat to one of the legislature's mos...
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Older people and those in poor health most likely to lose Medicaid due to work rules, study says; state's numbers differ-HEALTHYLIVE
The Kentuckians most likely to lose their Medicaid coverage because of new work requirements "are older and in poor health while those ...
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Bill to move Medicaid pharmacy benefits back to state moves to Senate for a vote, despite cost warnings -HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill to put the state back in charge of its Medicaid drug program has cleare...
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Anthem makes several exceptions to its controversial policy of denying payment for ER visits it deems non-emergency-HEALTHYLIVE
Responding to complaints from legislators and health-care providers, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has added several exceptions to its rec...
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Advocates for heart health urge raising cigarette tax by $1 to reduce smoking, a major cause of heart disease-HEALTHYLIVE
Representatives and volunteers with the American Heart Association and the state chapter of the American College of Cardiology rall...
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Startup costs of work rules for Medicaid program mean it won't save money for the first two years, state officials say-HEALTHYLIVE
Gov. Matt Bevin's administration plans to spend $374 million over the next two years, most of it federal money, to implement changes in ...
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With nearly nine in 10 Kentucky adults wanting schools to be tobacco-free, will this be the year for a statewide law?-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most Kentucky adults, by far, want schools to be tobacco-free -- and a bill to do just that has b...
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In a state thick with cancer, leaders of screening and research organizations targeted for cuts make cases for state money-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin's proposed budget for the next two fiscal years calls for cuts to five cancer...
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After decades of addiction and legal action, OxyContin's maker says sales staff won't visit doctors' offices to market the opioid-HEALTHYLIVE
Photo by The Associated Press Purdue Pharma , the manufacturer of OxyContin, says it will no longer market its opioid drugs with ...
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