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A lengthy impasse over insurance coverage between Baptist Health and Humana affected a lot of patients in Louisville. It finally ended Thursday.
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Kentucky lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to protect health care professionals who refuse to provide virtually any non-emergency medical treatment, if it violates their principles.
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Lawmakers want to get pregnant people who have been charged with drug crimes into treatment earlier. Legislation headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk would allow people charged with a drug crime to be referred to a forensic diversion program or drug court during their initial hearing.
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Indiana currently charges 7% sales tax on products such as tampons, pads and menstrual cups. An amendment to a wide-reaching fiscal bill could make Indiana the 30th state to eliminate retail sales tax on feminine hygiene products.
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Kentucky’s Democratic governor joined a White House event to showcase how the state changed the rules for “middlemen” businesses that influence prescription drug prices.
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Norton Healthcare’s community health needs survey is open to residents to weigh in on health issues affecting their neighborhoods.
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Nearly 300 Kentucky health care providers called for an end to all the state's abortion bans in an open letter. A group of doctors gathered in Frankfort Wednesday to explain why.
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Kentucky senators advanced an amended bill Tuesday that would let a parent pursue child support payments for the months they were pregnant, but only retroactively. Abortion rights advocates say the updated bill addresses their legal concerns about fetal personhood — an issue in the spotlight due to the Alabama court ruling on IVF.
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At a time when many rural hospitals continue to make the tough choice to shutter their obstetrics units and stop delivering babies, some have found ways to make their units survive and, sometimes, even thrive.
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Kentucky’s House Bill 367 could exclude people from SNAP benefits if they have a few thousand dollars in savings.
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A Kentucky bill aims to ensure pharmaceutical companies give eligible hospitals a discount on medications through a federal program. It has bipartisan support.
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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack sent out a letter to the governor's of 44 states, including Kentucky and Indiana, that are not meeting federal standards for processing SNAP applications.