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Appalachian Ky. newspapers emphasized political voices in coverage of Obamacare in 2 months before exchange opened

Posted by | 8:02 PM
Newspaper readers in Appalachian Kentucky rarely had the opportunity to read factual, impartial information about health-care reform in the ...

Weekly newspaper's editorial advises readers to ignore 'irresponsible rhetoric' about Obamacare and find out the facts

Posted by | 8:31 AM
The Sentinel-News , a twice-weekly newspaper in Shelbyville, reminded Kentuckians to pay close attention to the "irresponsible rhetoric...

KET program to feature citizens who work in three programs to improve the health of Kentucky children

Posted by | 1:14 PM
The next episode of  KET 's "Health Three60" series will be a program that features citizens who have made a difference in the...

Lexington TV reporter was moved to donate a kidney to a still-unknown stranger and hopes her story will encourage others

Posted by | 10:46 AM
Lexington television reporter Leigh Searcy donated one of her kidneys to an unknown stranger and explained it to her 5-year-old  daughter an...

Free webcast for journalists TODAY at 2 p.m. ET will explore rural use of health-insurance exchanges

Posted by | 6:25 AM
If you lack health insurance, you're more likely to live in a rural area. Put another way, if you're rural, you're more likely t...

Watch out for specious claims about health-reform law in highly politicized debate; Sen. Paul among those found off base

Posted by | 8:53 AM
The biggest story in the state and nation is about to be Tuesday's opening of online health-insurance marketplaces, or exchanges, under ...

Weekly newspaper in Jessamine County localizes the changes coming to health insurance and health care

Posted by | 8:17 AM
The Jessamine Journal did a story this week that every Kentucky newspaper can do, spotlighting the local impacts of Medicaid expansion unde...

KET will show how annual county health rankings are stirring competition to improve health, community by community

Posted by | 8:03 PM
The rankings are in quartiles, or fourths of the 120 counties Kentuckians love the competition among their basketball and football teams. Bu...

Webinar Tuesday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time will look at rates and plan offerings in state health-insurance exchanges

Posted by | 8:28 PM
The second in a series of webinars for journalists covering the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be held Tuesday from 12:30 t...

Aug. 28 webinar will help journalists understand health reform

Posted by | 10:02 AM
Jennifer Tolbert After The Rural Blog published an item  ( see below ) yesterday that said 80 percent of people who could benefit from insur...

Newspapers large and small inform readers (and even non-subscribers) about the complexities of health-care reform

Posted by | 9:00 PM
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues In about two months, states and the federal government...

Rural doctors need to support recruitment of more colleagues, former Leitchfield hospital administrator writes

Posted by | 12:11 PM
With Kentucky's doctor shortage about to be exacerbated by expansion of the Medicaid program and federally subsidized health insurance, ...

Minorities need to ignore myths and sign up for organ donation, writes African American columnist for Herald-Leader

Posted by | 11:33 AM
http://www.kentucky.com/2013/07/27/2736229/merlene-davis-minorities-need.html

New survey shows physicians feel need to limit health-care costs but make that secondary to the interests of their patients

Posted by | 1:59 PM
A new survey about health-care costs reveals that 85 percent of U.S. physicians feel a responsibility to address costs but say other profess...

Rushed transition to managed care is cautionary tale for other states, especially those with large rural populations

Posted by | 11:59 AM
Since Kentucky's abrupt change to a Medicaid managed-care system in 2011, problems have been widespread among patients and providers, hi...

New York Times starts series that will study Affordable Care Act's implementation and impact in Louisville area

Posted by | 8:12 PM
It's the calm before the health-care storm, and amid the uncertainty of how the health-care reform law will be implemented, health-care ...

Floyd County newspaper editor calls on readers to make lifestyle changes to address area's diabetes health crisis

Posted by | 10:40 AM
The editor of an Eastern Kentucky newspaper has joined an advocacy group's call for residents in his county to make simple, healthy life...

Veteran journalist offers advice on covering mental health issues: Be careful, creative, and balanced, not discriminatory

Posted by | 7:28 AM
The term 'mental health' has been tossed around a lot lately in stories about Kentucky's mental health funding and mental health...

Half-day seminars on health reform's impact on business Wed. and Thur.; journalists invited

Posted by | 6:53 PM
Experts on the impact of federal health-care reform on business will give advice to Kentucky companies at half-day seminars in Lexington and...

Bill to shield nursing homes from lawsuits clears Senate along party lines; not looking healthy in House despite TV, radio ads

Posted by | 1:52 PM
Last week the state Senate approved on party lines a bill that would make lawsuits against nursing homes go through a review panel first. Re...