President Trump talks about healthcare at Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport on Wednesday. Dan Withrow and his family, of Louisville, ...
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Senate GOP health bill would dramatically roll back Medicaid
Kentucky Health News The health bill that Senate Republicans will unveil Thursday "would reshape a big piece of the U.S. health-care...
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Medicare-Medicaid agency gives a much more favorable score to the House health bill than the Congressional Budget Office did
House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks about the bill as Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and others watch. ( CNN image) By Melissa Patrick Ken...
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U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth sends letter to health secretary asking for update on Ky.'s Medicaid waiver; also urges him to not approve it
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In a June 15 letter, Democratic U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisville ...
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Legal battle over Kentucky's only abortion clinic widens; state imposes emergency rules, Planned Parenthood joins suit
State officials have filed emergency regulations "that some abortion providers say are designed to shut them down," The Associated...
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McConnell would phase out Medicaid expansion through 2024, cut old Medicaid after that; bill short of votes; Paul not on board
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Senate Republicans' bill to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordabl...
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Grant County coalition wins passage of 'complete street' policies to improve the health of its citizens
Grant County High School student Brookynn Scudder urged the Crittenden City Council to adopt a complete-streets policy. A Grant County coali...
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Attorney General Beshear joins multi-state effort to investigate role of drug manufacturers in opioid crisis
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Andy Beshear announced June 21 that he is working with attorneys general from acros...
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Bevin declines to join bipartisan group of governors' call for continuation of formula used to fund state Medicaid programs
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bipartisan group of governors, including Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, is asking Congress...
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Louisville senator hopes third time is charm for his bill to allow marijuana to be used to alleviate suffering of the terminally ill
Kentucky should join the states that have authorized marijuana for medical use, and allow it to be used to relieve suffering of the terminal...
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Ky. leads nation in opioid-addiction diagnoses for privately insured people, and in the rate of doctors prescribing medication for it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky doctors diagnosed more cases of opioid addiction for privately insured people than in any o...
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Senate health bill expected Thur., McConnell says; could stretch Medicaid expansion but then cut program more than House bill
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Senate Republicans plan to make their repeal-and-replace-Obamacare bill public on Thurs...
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Post's chief fact-checker gives McConnell an upside-down Pinocchio for a flip-flop the senator won't acknowledge
"It has become a regular feature of the U.S. political system that the politicians in the minority accuse the politicians in power of c...
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Study finds dog owners walk 22 more minutes per day, at a pace that improves health; Ky. seniors rank very low for physical activity
WebMD photo By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Dog owners walk on average 22 more minutes per day compared to people who don't own ...
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Frankfort area has an outbreak of a new, stronger strain of dog flu; cats could also be affected; vets say pets shouldn't socialize
Hattie relaxes at East Frankfort Park Wednesday afternoon. Her owner said she will get her canine flu vaccination soon. (State Journal photo...
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