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Almost 1/4 of Ky. inmates have mental-health issue; lockups are becoming the 'new asylums,' Wall Street Journal says
Almost a fourth of the inmates in Kentucky's prisons and jails have a mental-health issue, and it's part of a growing national probl...
Laurel True, longtime advocate for health, education and human services, dies suddenly at 80
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education,
KCHIP,
Medicaid,
mental health
Agreement will move at least 600 from personal-care homes to community mental health facilities
At least 600 people now in personal-care homes will be moved to community-based settings under "an agreement that advocates say will s...
Seven Ky. communities get grants to reduce risks for chronic diseases among children and 'Invest in Kentucky's Future'
Kentucky picks up on federal Medicaid funding for inmates, which will expand when health reform takes full effect
Rushed transition to managed care is cautionary tale for other states, especially those with large rural populations
Republican lawmaker says state should switch to block-grant system for Medicaid
Foundation breaks down poll by region to show differences among Kentuckians' views on health topics and issues
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has released regional breakdowns of the Kentucky Health Issues Poll, conducted for it and the Health ...
Veteran journalist offers advice on covering mental health issues: Be careful, creative, and balanced, not discriminatory
The term 'mental health' has been tossed around a lot lately in stories about Kentucky's mental health funding and mental health...
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health journalism,
mental health
Fort Campbell works to address post-traumatic stress disorder, common ailment of Afghanistan-Iraq veterans
Research shows almost 14 percent of veterans returning home from Iraq and Afganistan suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and...
At least one in eight teens, and perhaps one in five, have a mental-health issue; ADHD tops, substance abuse also high
The most comprehensive report yet on mental disorders in children shows attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonl...
Bankruptcy filing by mental-health agency is a loser for Kentucky, where such services can be scarce and little used
Senate sends bill for prompt payment by managed-care firms to Beshear, who won't say whether he will sign or veto it
A bill aimed at resolving payment disputes between medical providers and Medicaid managed-care companies passed unanimously Monday in the Se...
Managed care, pension payments causing problems for community mental health centers; Edelen, C-J call for changes
Kentucky families struggle to care for violent, mentally ill children, and say their plight has been made worse by managed-care firms
Kentucky families struggle to care for violent, mentally ill children, and say their plight has been made worse by managed-care companies th...
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health insurance,
insurance,
Medicaid,
mental,
mental health,
mental illness
Kentucky receives an F grade for its low funding of mental-health services; supply falls short of demand
Essential-benefits rule expands mental-health and substance-abuse coverage; Ky. needs more facilities to treat newly eligible
Report says veteran suicide rate is up from 2007
Almost every hour in this country, on average, a veteran commits suicide. The Department of Veterans Affairs reported that 22 veterans per d...
Improving Kentucky's mental health calls for the action of schools and doctors to identify children's mental health needs early
UK, not questioned mental-health agency, will run Eastern State
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audits,
mental health,
state government
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By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Part of the sales pitch for the federal health-care reform law was that people could keep their do...
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Obamacare is impacting the small group insurance market in many of the same ways as the individual health insurance market. While employers ...
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I've read a number of reports in recent days gushing over the progress Covered California is making leading the nation in signing up peo...
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I think you can guess who said that. Actually, here is what the President said at the American Medical Association Meeting in July, 2009––an...
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The title of this post is the exact title of a recent editorial in the American Journal of Cardiology ( 1 ). Investigators calculated the ...
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Responding to a letter from Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform , which cited a low ranking for the state's nursing homes, Gov. Steve B...
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Humana , one of the three insurance companies offering individual health policies on the state's insurance exchange, will allow Kentuck...
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Almost a fourth of the inmates in Kentucky's prisons and jails have a mental-health issue, and it's part of a growing national probl...
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Gov. Steve Beshear continues to be a major national cheerleader for the federal health-reform law, citing Kentucky examples in an op-ed piec...
