Washington Post graph from Kaiser Family Foundation polling data Kentucky Health News“A law once derided as ‘Obamacare’ and demonized as a big-government power grab is becoming a politically untouchable...
Churchill Downs Race and Sports Book opened in downtown Louisville in September. (J. Munoz, LPM) By Jacob MunozLouisville Public Media Legal sports wagering launched in Kentucky in September. Residents can...
Getty Images By Dr. Nicholas Van SickelsUniversity of Kentucky A safe and effective medication designed to prevent mild to moderate Covid-19 infections from becoming more dangerous has been available...
Kentucky Health NewsA bill that would have banned Covid-19 vaccines from being required for employment, student enrollment or activities, or medical treatment and licensing, died a quiet death in the state...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News A bill to reduce underage vaping by limiting legal sales to products approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and creating a database...
One of Kentucky’s major health insurers is among the first that have “agreed to start paying for the popular anti-obesity drug Wegovy for certain people on Medicare with heart-related conditions,”...
Axios Visuals map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who chairs the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee says...
Inside Health Policy chart; Government Accountability Office data Improper payments, mainly through overpayments, in Medicare and Medicaid are expected to total about $50 billion each for 2023, the federal Government...
To play the trailer for the series, click on the arrow button. Kentucky Health News“Public health saved your life today and you don’t even know it.”That’s the catchphrase of...
By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern A bill giving Kentucky’s health-care providers criminal immunity for medical mistakes — which one lawmaker thinks will enshrine protections for in vitro fertilization by default...
