Breathitt County youth using fitness equipment at Douthitt Park. (Photo: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky) As a $3 million Fou...
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State health official says Ky. is considering cutting nearly 500,000 people off of Medicaid because of a $300 million program shortfall-HEALTHYLIVE
Health officials said the state is considering eliminating Medicaid coverage to almost 500,000 Kentuckians because the program is facing a n...
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Paducah Mayor Brandi Harless and Dr. Van S. Breeding of Whitesburg named Healthy Kentucky Policy Champions-HEALTHYLIVE
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has named two new Healthy Kentucky Policy Champions: Paducah Mayor Brandi Harless for her leadership ...
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Health-insurance expert advises: understand premiums, coverage, Obamacare subsidies and how much risk you want to assume-HEALTHYLIVE
'Anyone buying health insurance this fall faces a daunting task: having to choose among multiple, often-complex options that offer widel...
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Justice Department gives Eastern District of Kentucky a new prosecutor to fight fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Duncan says-HEALTHYLIVE
The chief federal prosecutor for the eastern half of Kentucky says his office is getting a new prosecutor dedicated to fighting fentanyl, t...
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State OKs rates for federally subsidized health insurance-HEALTHYLIVE
The state Department of Insurance has approved the 2019 rates for federally subsidized health-insurance plans under the Patient Protection...
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Senate bill, including McConnell items, would boost opioid fight-HEALTHYLIVE
CJ photo by Michael Clevenger The U.S. Senate has passed an appropriations bill that "takes aim at the next wave of the opio...
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Muhlenberg County doctor became addicted, but turned himself in, recovered, and now runs a drug-treatment clinic-HEALTHYLIVE
Dr. Barry Hardison of Greenville runs a drug-treatment clinic in Muhlenberg County. "What Hardison has to say isn't scientific,...
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17 companies that were warned to stop packaging their e-cigarette liquids to kids have stopped; FDA warns it's still watching-HEALTHYLIVE
Reuters photo All 17 companies that were warned in May to stop marketing their electronic cigarette liquids in packaging that re...
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Suicide Prevention Week Sept. 9-15; officials and journalists are paying more attention to this growing cause of death in Ky.-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In Kentucky, one person dies by suicide about every 11 hours, making it the 11th leading cause of...
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Oct. 4 Health Watch USA conference in Lexington will focus on health-care transparency and patient safety-HEALTHYLIVE
Somerset-based Health Watch USA will hold its 12th annual Healthcare Transparency and Patient Safety conference Oct. 4 in Lexington. Th...
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$100,000 federal grants will create opioid response network in Northeast Ky., fight childhood obesity in Western Ky. -HEALTHYLIVE
Two Kentucky organizations have received $100,000 grants from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration that will be used ...
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Ky. reviewing how to regulate short-term health policies that aren't so short; health expert advises to read the fine print-HEALTHYLIVE
Image: The National Council for Behavioral Health A 43-year-old woman went on a search for a short-term health insurance plan in ...
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Hospital executives want lawmakers to tax other providers (and lower the rate) to help pay for Medicaid expansion population-HEALTHYLIVE
The expansion of Medicaid to nearly 500,000 more Kentuckians "must be preserved," according to a group of hospital executives wh...
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Dan Martin, rural health champion in Western Kentucky, dies at 92-HEALTHYLIVE
Dr. Dan Martin (Photo from Madisonville Messenger) Dr. Dan Martin, a leader in rural health for Western Kentucky, died Aug. 14 a...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky report documents its change from a small philanthropy to 'an influential statewide advocate'-HEALTHYLIVE
Under new leadership, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky "led or funded work to change dozens of state and local laws and policies ...
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Kentucky federal judge throws out Bevin's Medicaid suit-HEALTHYLIVE
A federal judge in Kentucky has thrown out what amounted to Gov. Matt Bevin's countersuit against 16 Kentuckians who sued a federal agen...
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International visitors, potential leaders in their countries, visit Rural and Underserved Health Research Center at UK-HEALTHYLIVE
The Rural and Underserved Health Research Center at the University of Kentucky hosted eight visitors from Algeria, Ukraine, Egypt, Cambo...
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Louisville's ResCare becomes BrightSpring Health Services-HEALTHYLIVE
Rendering of new company headquarters ResCare , a Kentucky-born-and-based firm that provides home and community health services t...
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