Sep 18 Health Beshear Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Insurers To Help With Opioid Crisis Attorneys general from 35 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia are asking insurers to take a closer look at their prescription policies. By Rick Howlett Sep 18 Health Beshear Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Insurers To Help With Opioid Crisis Rick Howlett
Sep 18 Health The Big Latch: Rising Breast-Feeding Rates Could Boost Region’s Health The Ohio Valley states rank among the lowest for breast-feeding rates despite steady increases in recent years. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 18 Health Rising Breast-Feeding Rates Could Boost Region’s Health Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 13 Health Kentucky Leads Nation With Decline Of Uninsured New data show Kentucky led the nation with the largest decrease of people without insurance since the implementation of Obamacare. By Associated Press Sep 13 Health Kentucky Leads Nation With Decline Of Uninsured Associated Press
Sep 13 Health Louisville Is Still One Of The Worst Cities For Fall Allergies — Why? Yes, allergies here are bad and no, it’s not just you. Louisville’s fall allergy season is consistently ranked one of the worst in the country. By Erica Peterson Sep 13 Health Louisville Is Still One Of The Worst Cities For Fall Allergies — Why? Erica Peterson
Sep 6 Health No Action On Opioid Crisis Nearly A Month After Trump’s ‘Emergency’ “The opioid crisis is an emergency, and I am saying, officially, right now, it is an emergency,” Trump said at his golf resort in New Jersey on August 10. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 6 Health No Action On Opioid Crisis Nearly A Month After Trump’s 'Emergency' Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 1 Health Court Documents Claim Bevin Used Pressure To Block License The Republican governor's spokeswoman, Amanda Stamper, said Thursday there was no such pressure from the governor's office. By Bruce Schreiner, AP Sep 1 Health Court Documents Claim Bevin Used Pressure To Block License Bruce Schreiner, AP
Aug 31 Health Bevin’s Medicaid Changes Could Mean A Hard Transition For Working Poor Bevin is seeking to use expanded Medicaid as a sort of incentive to push recipients to work, even though many already do. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 31 Health Bevin’s Medicaid Changes Could Mean A Hard Transition Lisa Gillespie
Aug 29 Health Study: Fewer Injured Workers Prescribed Opioids After Kentucky Reforms New data show workers injured on the job received fewer prescription opioids after legislation passed in Kentucky that set up a drug monitoring database. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 29 Health Study: Fewer Injured Workers Prescribed Opioids After Ky. Reforms Lisa Gillespie
Aug 24 Health Appalachian Health Falling Further Behind A new report shows how far Appalachia has fallen behind the rest of the country on key health measures such as rates of cancer and heart disease. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 24 Health Appalachian Health Falling Further Behind Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 24 Health Kentucky Loses Big If Health Care Repeal Revives. Will McConnell Keep Trying? Politicians who tried to take health care benefits from their voters may face political consequences as constituents come to understand what’s at stake. By Lisa Gillespie and Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News Aug 24 Health Ky. Loses Big If Health Repeal Revives. Will McConnell Keep Trying? Lisa Gillespie and Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News
Aug 23 Health Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Found In 6 Louisville ZIP Codes City officials say the infected mosquitoes were found in surveillance traps mainly around downtown, in Portland, the Highlands and near Iroquois Park. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 23 Health Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Found In 6 Louisville ZIP Codes Lisa Gillespie
Aug 22 Health Aetna To Donate Anti-Overdose Drug To 4 Kentucky Counties Chief Medical Officer Harold Paz says the donation is part of the work the insurance provider is doing to aid in the opioid epidemic. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 22 Health Aetna To Donate Anti-Overdose Drug To 4 Kentucky Counties Lisa Gillespie
Aug 21 Health Louisville City Government Files Suit Against Opioid Distributors Enough opioids were prescribed in Louisville between 2012 and the middle of 2017 for every man, woman and child to take 258 doses. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 21 Health Louisville Files Suit Against Opioid Distributors Lisa Gillespie
Aug 21 Health Opioid Emergency: What The Ohio Valley Needs To Combat Crisis The federal government has declared other national health emergencies in recent years, but officials warn that the opioid crisis presents unique challenges. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource and Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 21 Health Opioid Emergency: What The Ohio Valley Needs To Combat Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource and Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource