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Appalachian Ky. newspapers emphasized political voices in coverage of Obamacare in 2 months before exchange opened
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
The Sentinel-News , a twice-weekly newspaper in Shelbyville, reminded Kentuckians to pay close attention to the "irresponsible rhetoric...
Weekly newspaper in Jessamine County localizes the changes coming to health insurance and health care
Adair County Hospital District files Chapter 9 bankruptcy
In a move perhaps unprecedented in Kentucky, the Adair County Hospital District has voted to file for protection under Chapter 9 of the fed...
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Newspapers large and small inform readers (and even non-subscribers) about the complexities of health-care reform
Minorities need to ignore myths and sign up for organ donation, writes African American columnist for Herald-Leader
http://www.kentucky.com/2013/07/27/2736229/merlene-davis-minorities-need.html
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Weekly paper in Hazard says Beshear should expand Medicaid
Gov. Steve Beshear should expand the Medicaid program for the poor under federal health reform to improve the health and welfare of Kentucki...
Bill to shield nursing homes from lawsuits clears Senate along party lines; not looking healthy in House despite TV, radio ads
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...
Herald-Leader says state running out of time to fix Medicaid managed care, with decision on expansion looming
A recent editorial in the Lexington Herald-Leader called for swift legislative action to fix the problems of Medicaid managed care. Timely...
Ky. Rural Health Association seeks entries in reporting contest
The Kentucky Rural Health Association invites nominations for its annual rural health reporting awards, which aim to encourage more and be...
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health journalism,
newspapers,
rural health
Coalition of health groups launches two-week ad campaign to drum up support for a statewide smoking ban
A geographically targeted newspaper and online advertising campaign calling for "a comprehensive, statewide smoke-free law" is hit...
Painkiller epidemic was driven in part by drug makers' financial relationships with researchers who discounted the risks
For almost a decade, medical officials and experts claimed OxyContin rarely posed problems of addiction for patients. The drug's label, ...
In starting its sixth package in series on prescription drug abuse, The Courier-Journal shows treatment programs fall short of need
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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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Many hunter-gatherer groups employed various methods of drying to preserve meats. Drying also increases significantly the protein content ... -
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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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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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 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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Gov. Steve Beshear continues to be a major national cheerleader for the federal health-reform law, citing Kentucky examples in an op-ed piec...
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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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Humana , one of the three insurance companies offering individual health policies on the state's insurance exchange, will allow Kentuck...
