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
Oct 2 Health Opioids On Trial: Can Lawsuits Help Fix The Addiction Crisis? As the toll from the addiction crisis rises, some 60 government bodies in the Ohio Valley are suing companies that make or distribute opioid painkillers. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 2 Health Opioids On Trial: Can Lawsuits Help Fix The Addiction Crisis? Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 26 Community A ‘Like’ From Zuck: Facebook Founder Visits Rural Kentucky Schools Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in West Virginia and Kentucky over the weekend to see some innovative ways that schools are using new technology. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 26 Community Facebook Founder Visits Rural Kentucky Schools Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 19 Health Law Gives New Tool To Doctors Treating Drug Dependent Babies The new law allows a doctor treating a baby they suspect of being born dependent on opioids or other drugs to pull the mother's KASPER report. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 19 Health Law Gives New Tool To Doctors Treating Drug Dependent Babies Lisa Gillespie
Aug 1 Health How Trump’s Threat To Withhold Insurance Payments Could Affect Kentucky President Trump signaled this week that payments the government makes to insurers to help lower costs for low-income people might not come this year. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 1 Health How Trump's Threat To Withhold Insurance Payments Could Affect Ky. Lisa Gillespie
Aug 1 Health Kindred’s Stock Falls. Could New Proposed Payment Rule Be To Blame? Under the proposal, Medicare would pay home health agencies based on the need of the patient -- in an effort to rein in costs. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 1 Health Kindred's Stock Falls. Could New Proposed Payment Rule Be To Blame? Lisa Gillespie
Jul 26 Community Downtown Workers React To Anti-Abortion Group’s ‘Pro-Life JumboTron’ An anti-abortion group called Created Equal set up a giant screen in downtown Louisville Wednesday that featured graphic images purported to be fetuses. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 26 Community Downtown Workers React To Anti-Abortion Group's 'Pro-Life JumboTron' Lisa Gillespie
Jul 22 Community Anti-Abortion Conference Begins With Tame Protests At Louisville Clinic Anti-abortion group Operation Save America is holding a weeklong conference in Louisville with the stated goal of shutting down Kentucky's only clinic. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 22 Community Anti-Abortion Conference Begins With Tame Protests At EMW Clinic Lisa Gillespie
Jul 20 Community Ahead Of Anti-Abortion Conference, Louisville Clinic Beefs Up Security The founder of Kentucky’s last abortion clinic said the facility is increasing security ahead of anti-abortion protests that will start Saturday. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 20 Community Louisville Abortion Clinic Beefs Up Security Ahead Of Conference Lisa Gillespie
Jun 4 Health Wait, It’s Not A Scam! Explaining That Social Security Letter You Got In The Mail The letter explains a prescription drug and medical care savings program. But it leads with an exclamation that, frankly, can seem a little scammy. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 4 Health Wait, It's Not A Scam! Explaining That Social Security Letter You Got In The Mail Lisa Gillespie
May 19 Community In Beechmont, Families Cope With Rising Overdoses Joe Strothman was prepared to see someone overdosing. He was even prepared for it to happen in front of his house. And in February, it did. By Lisa Gillespie May 19 Community In Beechmont, Families Cope With Rising Overdoses Lisa Gillespie
May 16 Health 3 Possible Factors Behind Sell-Off Of KentuckyOne Facilities Five years ago, Catholic Health Initiatives tried to bring together high-performing Lexington hospitals and less successful hospitals in Louisville. By Lisa Gillespie May 16 Health 3 Possible Factors Behind Sell-Off Of KentuckyOne Facilities Lisa Gillespie
May 15 Health Medicare Isn’t The Safest Of Safety Nets In Kentucky If you’ve got Medicare insurance, you probably already know this. But if you don’t, you need to know this: It won’t be a relief from high health care costs. By Lisa Gillespie May 15 Health Medicare Isn't The Safest Of Safety Nets In Kentucky Lisa Gillespie
May 12 Health KentuckyOne Selling Off Louisville Hospitals, Group Practices Jewish Hospital, Frazier Rehab Institute, Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital and Jewish Hospital Shelbyville will all be sold, officials announced Friday. By Lisa Gillespie May 12 Health KentuckyOne Selling Off Louisville Hospitals, Group Practices Lisa Gillespie
May 9 Health Poll: Amid Heroin Crisis, Prescription Drugs Still Concern Kentuckians While the heroin epidemic continues to make news, prescription drug abuse is still in the forefront of the minds of Kentuckians. By Lisa Gillespie May 9 Health Poll: Prescription Drugs Concern Kentuckians Amid Heroin Crisis Lisa Gillespie