Mar 13 Health Passport CEO Mark Carter Testifies Before Metro Council Committee Carter appeared before the Metro Council Health and Education Committee Wednesday, weeks after Passport announced it had put construction of its planned headquarters at 18th and Broadway on indefinite hiatus. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 13 Health Passport CEO Mark Carter Testifies Before Metro Council Committee Lisa Gillespie
Mar 8 Health Ky. Considers Bill To Make It Easier To Prosecute Strangulation As A Felony A bill moving through the Kentucky General Assembly would make it easier to prosecute strangulation as a class D felony. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 8 Health This Bill Would Make It Easier To Prosecute Strangulation As A Felony Lisa Gillespie
Mar 4 Health State Defends Passport Reimbursement Rates Amid Calls For Fix During a news conference Monday, Democratic politicians slammed the state for allegedly treating Passport unfairly in setting Medicaid reimbursement rates. By Amina Elahi and Lisa Gillespie Mar 4 Health State Defends Passport Reimbursement Rates Amid Calls For Fix Amina Elahi and Lisa Gillespie
Mar 4 Health In Rural States, Telemedicine Brings Treatment For Sexual Abuse In rural parts of the Ohio Valley, qualified therapists are sometimes hours away from people who need help. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 4 Health In Rural States, Telemedicine Brings Treatment For Sexual Abuse Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 1 Health Passport Announces Cuts In Effort To Stay Afloat The Medicaid insurance company is currently suing the state over lowered Medicaid reimbursement rates set last year. By Lisa Gillespie and Amina Elahi Mar 1 Health Passport Announces Cuts In Effort To Stay Afloat Lisa Gillespie and Amina Elahi
Mar 1 Health This Massive, National Research Project Wants Your DNA For Science The research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, and one big goal is to enroll people who have traditionally been underrepresented: minorities. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 1 Health This Massive, National Research Project Wants Your DNA For Science Lisa Gillespie
Feb 27 Health Health Official: Budget Cuts Could Lead To Uptick In HIV, Hepatitis C Rates Metro Public Health and Wellness Director Sarah Moyer told a Metro Council committee Wednesday that budget cuts would be harmful to her department's work. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 27 Health Health Official: Budget Cuts Could Lead To Uptick In HIV, Hepatitis C Rates Lisa Gillespie
Feb 27 Health Federal Prosecutor Adds Charges In Kentucky Coal Dust Fraud Case A federal prosecutor announced new charges against a senior coal company official for conspiring to falsify the required monitoring of coal dust. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 27 Health Federal Prosecutor Adds Charges In Kentucky Coal Dust Fraud Case Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 25 Health Advocates Say New Ky. Medicaid Rule Causing Confusion, Delays For Patients The state began requiring copays from some enrollees for prescriptions and doctor visits in January. Advocates say those who should be exempt have been asked to pay. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 25 Health Advocates: Ky. Medicaid Rule Causing Confusion, Delays For Patients Lisa Gillespie
Feb 23 Health Pharmacy Middlemen Overcharged Medicaid $123.5 Million, State Says A new report from the Ky. Cabinet for Health and Family Services says there needs to be more oversight of companies that administer Medicaid prescriptions. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 23 Health Pharmacy Middlemen Overcharged Medicaid $123.5 Million, State Says Lisa Gillespie
Feb 20 Health Indiana Agrees To Extend Hepatitis C Treatment In Medicaid Indiana Medicaid recipients are getting better access to drugs for treating hepatitis C, after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit. By Isaiah Seibert, Side Effects Public Media Feb 20 Health Indiana Agrees To Extend Hepatitis C Treatment In Medicaid Isaiah Seibert, Side Effects Public Media
Feb 19 Health Kentucky Bill To Remove Prior Authorization Aims To Help Opioid Users Get Treatment The bill would prevent Medicaid insurance companies from denying prescriptions for opioid treatment like buprenorphine by requiring prior authorization. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 19 Health Ky. Bill Aims To Help Opioid Users Get Treatment Lisa Gillespie
Feb 18 Health As Opioid Crisis Affects A New Generation, Experts Study Long-Term Effects Of Fetal Exposure Researchers want to better understand how neonatal abstinence syndrome affects learning so communities are prepared to help children reach their milestones. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 18 Health Experts Study Long-Term Effects Of Fetal Opioid Exposure Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 13 Health Ky. Advances Bill To Ban Abortion If SCOTUS Overturns ‘Roe v. Wade’ House Bill 148 would ban most abortions in Kentucky if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark decision that legalized the procedure. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 13 Health Ky. Advances Bill To Ban Abortion If SCOTUS Overturns 'Roe v. Wade' Lisa Gillespie