Mar 2 Health Kentucky Nurse Practitioners Push For More Prescribing Power A Kentucky House committee next week is likely to hear a new measure that could eventually allow advanced nurses to prescribe controlled substances. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 2 Health Kentucky Nurse Practitioners Push For More Prescribing Power Lisa Gillespie
Feb 9 Health For Many Kentuckians, Federal Food Aid Doesn’t Stretch Far Enough A five-year study released in 2016 by Feeding America shows that more 743,0000 people in Kentucky struggle with hunger at some point during the year. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 9 Health For Many Kentuckians, Federal Food Aid Doesn't Stretch Far Enough Lisa Gillespie
Jan 11 Health Work Requirements Are Likely Coming To Kentucky’s Medicaid Program Here are three ways today's decision will play out in Kentucky. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 11 Health Work Requirements Are Likely Coming To Kentucky's Medicaid Program Lisa Gillespie
Jan 2 Health Study Finds Teens Who Vape, Chew Tobacco More Likely To Later Smoke Cigarettes The study findings suggest policy experts may need to focus on trying to stop teens from using products like e-cigarettes in the first place. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 2 Health Study Finds Teens Who Vape More Likely To Later Smoke Cigarettes Lisa Gillespie
Dec 18 Health Here’s A Timeline Of The Ongoing Lawsuit Against A Louisville Abortion Clinic For the past two years, there have been lots of twists and turns in the case of whether Louisville's Planned Parenthood Clinic can provide abortions. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 18 Health Here's A Timeline Of The Lawsuit Against A Louisville Abortion Clinic Lisa Gillespie
Dec 11 Community Changing Course: ‘Tiny House’ Project Tackles Big Problems In Coal Country A project in three Eastern Kentucky vocational schools lets students build tiny houses and gives them experience with a wide range of construction skills. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 11 Community 'Tiny House' Project Tackles Big Problems In Coal Country Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 27 Community Changing Course: A School Cooperative Aims To Remake Coal Communities “If I could pick up Betsy Layne and make every high school in the nation do what’s happening here,” Melinda Gates said, more schools would be meeting their goals. By Jeff Young , Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource and Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 27 Community A School Cooperative Aims To Remake Coal Communities Jeff Young, Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource and Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 26 Health Bill To Simplify National Suicide Hotline Could Bring Challenges A Senate bill moving aims to change the national suicide hotline to a three-digit number. But it doesn't include more money for crisis center staffing. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 26 Health Bill To Simplify National Suicide Hotline Could Bring Challenges Lisa Gillespie
Nov 8 Health What Does ‘Medically-Frail’ Mean? Kentucky Medicaid Official Offers Clues Even if the federal government approves Kentucky's proposed Medicaid changes, Medicaid providers and advocates say there are still a lot of unknowns. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 8 Health What Does 'Medically-Frail' Mean? Ky. Medicaid Official Offers Clues Lisa Gillespie
Nov 7 Health Feds Will Allow Medicaid Work Requirements. Here’s What It Means For Kentucky The Trump administration is rolling out regulatory changes that are likely to clear the way for Kentucky's plan to remake its Medicaid system. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 7 Health Trump Administration To Allow Medicaid Work Requirements Lisa Gillespie
Nov 6 Health Beshear Sues Drug Maker For Pushing ‘Highly Addictive’ Opioid In 2016, more than 190 Kentuckians overdosed on Opana ER — the extended release version of the pain medication manufactured by Endo Pharmaceuticals. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 6 Health Beshear Sues Drug Maker For Pushing 'Highly Addictive' Opioid Lisa Gillespie
Nov 1 Health Kentuckians Can Now Sign Up For Health Insurance For 2018 Open enrollment begins today, which means it's the first day Kentuckians can sign up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act for 2018 By Lisa Gillespie Nov 1 Health Kentuckians Can Now Sign Up For Health Insurance For 2018 Lisa Gillespie
Oct 27 Health A Louisville Entrepreneur Is Making Lead Abatement Easier And Cheaper Typically, removing lead paint from a home is expensive and involves chipping off paint, which can put even more lead into the air. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 27 Health A Louisville Entrepreneur Is Making Lead Abatement Easier, Cheaper Lisa Gillespie
Oct 23 Community Kentucky Health Officials Offer New Weekly Flu Report Officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health will publish an online weekly influenza surveillance report, to be updated each Friday before noon. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 23 Community Kentucky Health Officials Offer New Weekly Flu Report Lisa Gillespie
Oct 18 Health Kentucky Group Renews Push For Higher Cigarette Tax The Coalition for a Smoke-free Tomorrow estimates its proposed tobacco tax of $1.60 per pack would raise $266 million in new state revenue each year. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 18 Health Kentucky Group Renews Push For Higher Cigarette Tax Lisa Gillespie