Kentucky Medicaid officials have suspended collection of co-payments by patients in managed care, a change they had ordered at the start of ...
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Washington Post says unnamed 'insiders' think McConnell is 'playing politics' with opioid bill; his spokesman says he is not-HEALTHYLIVE
Mitch McConnell and other leaders of the Senate's Republican majority (Associated Press photo by Jacquelyn Martin) Unnamed &...
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As feds crack down on clinics accused of being pill mills, patients are left without their painkillers, and sometimes nowhere to turn-HEALTHYLIVE
Courier Journal photo by Beth Warren Thousands of patients with chronic pain in the Louisville area have been displaced by local,...
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One-year project aims to help 10 Ky. critical-access hospitals deal with substance-abuse issues and treatment access-HEALTHYLIVE
A one-year project aims to help 10 rural Kentucky hospitals address substance abuse, with one community outreach event educating health-care...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Azar says he learned from lawsuit and ruling on Ky. Medicaid plan, will keep pushing for it-HEALTHYLIVE
HHS Secretary Azar at White House (Photo by Andrew Harrer, Bloomberg) Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Thursda...
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NE Area Health Education Center wins national award for getting Appalachian students into med school; program going statewide-HEALTHYLIVE
The award was one of three in the nation. The Northeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center at Morehead won the Center of Exce...
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Beshear and other Democratic AGs sue to block rule allowing 'association health plans' pushed by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky's Andy Beshear is one of 12 Democratic attorneys general suing the federal government over its new rules allowing "assoc...
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Study finds young people are now more likely to start smoking after they turn 18, not before; calls for more prevention efforts-HEALTHYLIVE
Huffington Post photo The celebration in recent years about lower smoking rates among teenagers could end up being all for naugh...
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Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 11.5% in 2017-HEALTHYLIVE
Chart by Chris Ware, Lexington Herald-Leader By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky saw an 11.5 percent increase in ...
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Seven counties in Southern Kentucky stand out as 'Bright Spots' in study, pointing the way to healthier communities-HEALTHYLIVE
Nine counties in Appalachian Kentucky have been recognized as "bright spots" when it comes to health, and seven of them adjoin i...
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Reports show what adults in five Kentucky regions think about substance abuse, smoking and other issues-HEALTHYLIVE
The 2017 Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that significantly fewer Kentucky adults are getting prescriptions for pain medication; that most...
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Catholic hospital in Paducah gets a new name: Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital-HEALTHYLIVE
Hospital is at 1530 Lone Oak Rd. (US 45) Paducah's Lourdes Hospital, which has long been part of Mercy Health System of Ohio...
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State's hepatitis A outbreak is worst in nation, but seems to be fading in Louisville, which feds say is 'gold standard' for response-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky’s hepatitis A outbreak is now the biggest outbreak in the United States. As of July 7, the outbreak had struck 65 of Kentucky's...
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Communication problems may linger for alcoholics even after they give up drinking, study suggests-HEALTHYLIVE
A survey that measured emotional communication among alcoholics found that long after they give up drinking, they still struggle to control ...
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State restores dental, vision and non-emergency transportation benefits for 460,000 people covered by 2014 Medicaid expansion-HEALTHYLIVE
Susan Wells of Louisville, who lost her dental benefits during a series of extractions of decayed teeth, got them out at Shawnee Ch...
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Sunlight is antidote to obsessive-compulsive disorder-HEALTHYLIVE
Do you have obsessive-compulsive disorder? New research may direct you to retire in a sunny spot. A study at Binghamton University in Ne...
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Domestic abuse is about as common in male couples as in heterosexual couples, study in three major cities finds-HEALTHYLIVE
Pride photo Around half of American men in a three-city survey said they experienced abuse in their same-sex relationships -- ab...
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Feds to reopen Medicaid plan for public comment; state officials say they haven't decided on appeal of judge's ruling against it-HEALTHYLIVE
Federal officials say they will hold another round of public comment on the Kentucky Medicaid plan that was blocked by a federal judge and s...
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Here's your chance to get a question about a health-related topic asked in a statewide poll-HEALTHYLIVE
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is seeking suggestions for topics and questions in the next Kentucky Health Issues Poll. The deadline...
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Study: Infants are not as susceptible as older children to food allergens, and if exposed early, less likely to develop allergies-HEALTHYLIVE
Med Shadow image Following new exposure guidelines to food-related allergens, parents of potentially allergic babies can relax a ...
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Parents indulge in risky behavior, using phone and texting while driving with children in the car-HEALTHYLIVE
Alamy Stock Photo About half of Americans in a survey said they talk on cell phones while driving with children aged 4 to 10. Wor...
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Medicaid dental and vision cuts worry patients and health-care providers; Democrats want answers, restoration of benefits-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky Health News Kentucky is in the third week of no dental, vision or non-emergency transportation benefits for 460,000 Kentucky adul...
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