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Flu cases rising in Kentucky as health experts urge vaccination

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Flu season is here, and in the Commonwealth, health experts say they’re seeing an increase in cases. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services says flu cases in Kentucky are higher than they were at this time last year, mirroring a nationwide increase. Flu Arriving...

Kentucky · 24d

Main Street Dollars

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Refugees and asylees no longer qualify for Kentucky Medicaid under federal changes that began Oct. 1, and lose Marketplace premium tax credits starting Jan. 1, 2027

Federal changes that took effect October 1, 2026 end Medicaid eligibility in Kentucky for refugees and asylees. On January 1, 2027, those same groups also lose the premium tax credits that lower the cost of Marketplace health plans. Kentucky says affected Medicaid members will be contacted. The Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange spells out both dates […]

Kentucky · 26d

Stateline

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Birth centers are linked to better health outcomes, research shows, but 10 states have none

Birth centers are an option for those with low-risk pregnancies and are correlated with more positive health outcomes, but 10 states do not have any birth centers at all, and more could be built with certain state policy solutions and different models of care, a new report suggests. Birth centers...

Nebraska · 23d

Kentucky Lantern

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Kentucky can cut health premiums without spending a dime

Today’s health insurance affordability crisis is a rerun of the one Kentucky faced in the 1990s. The cause is the same. The path to relief is the same. And once again, Frankfort can deliver it. In 1994, Frankfort enacted new controls that supporters promised would make health insurance more affordable and accessible. By 1996, the […]

Kentucky · 26d

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Opinion: The hidden billing practices raising healthcare costs

Written by Tom Stephens, Executive Director of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans. The hidden billing practices raising healthcare costs. Sophisticated new mark-up schemes, provider consolidation, and dated diagnosis criteria are all impacting Kentuckians. There is no single explanation for America’s high healthcare costs. But any serious effort to control...

Kentucky · 25d

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Commentary: Kentucky can cut health premiums without spending a dime

Today's health insurance affordability crisis is a rerun of the one Kentucky faced in the 1990s. The cause is the same. The path to relief is the same. And once again, Frankfort can deliver it. In 1994, Frankfort enacted new controls that supporters promised would make health insurance more affordable...

Kentucky · 26d

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October Proclaimed As National Long-Term Care Residents Rights Month In Columbia

The Month of October, 2026, has been proclaimed as National Long-Term Care Residents Rights Month, as the result of a proclamation issued this week by Columbia Mayor Pamela Hoots. According to information in the proclamation, there are 1.2 million individuals living in 14,700 nursing homes; and, over one million individuals...

Columbia, KY · 26d

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Kentucky can cut health premiums without spending a dime

Today’s health insurance affordability crisis is a rerun of the one Kentucky faced in the 1990s. The cause is the same. The path to relief is the same. And once again, Frankfort can deliver it. In 1994, Frankfort enacted new controls that supporters promised would make health insurance more...

Kentucky · 26d

Kentucky Lantern

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When it comes to Medicaid cuts in Kentucky, it’s always Groundhog Day

Over the next few years, Kentucky is facing the largest Medicaid cuts in the program’s history. Starting in January, the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act will take Medicaid coverage away from many thousands of Kentuckians. Separately, state Medicaid cuts will go into effect in July unless the 2027 General Assembly restores funding to the […]

Kentucky · 27d

Northern Kentucky Tribune

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Melanie Landrum: Look beyond the extras, choose care, not just perks during Medicare open enrollment

Every fall, Kentuckians are flooded with advertisements for Medicare Advantage plans promising attractive benefits, from grocery allowances and gym memberships to dental and vision coverage. For older adults living on fixed incomes, those extras can make a real difference. But when choosing health coverage, the benefits that catch your attention are not always the ones that matter most when you need medical care.

Kentucky · 28d

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When it comes to Medicaid cuts in Kentucky, it’s always Groundhog Day

Over the next few years, Kentucky is facing the largest Medicaid cuts in the program’s history. Starting in January, the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act will take Medicaid coverage away from many thousands of Kentuckians. Separately, state Medicaid cuts will go into effect in July unless the 2027 General Assembly restores funding to the program. And in January 2028, the OBBBA will begin lowering Medicaid payments to providers with reductions that will deepen over the following decade.

Kentucky · 27d

LEX18 News

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Kentucky measles outbreak surpasses 150 cases, health officials urge vaccination

Kentucky's measles outbreak continues to spread, with 157 confirmed cases reported across 13 counties as of Wednesday, according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

Kentucky · 29d

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Measles cases reach triple digits Kentucky, health department encourages vaccinations as 3 cases reported in Caldwell

CALDWELL COUNTY, Ky. — Kentucky’s summer measles outbreak has reached triple digits, with 157 reported cases as of Oct. 14, according to newly released figures. That number has risen by more than 50 cases from last week, with most new cases connected to a recently identified outbreak in Laurel County.

Caldwell County, KY · 29d

Main Street Dollars

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Kentucky will require Medicaid expansion adults to log 80 hours in three of the six months before each renewal from January 1, with copays from October 2028

Kentucky will start requiring some Medicaid members to prove they are working or serving their community on January 1, 2027. Under the new rule, adults on the state’s Medicaid expansion must show 80 hours of work or community engagement in at least three of the six months before each renewal, according to the Kentucky Health […]

Kentucky · 10-12

Northern Kentucky Tribune

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Interact for Health provides funding, technical support for 40+ nonprofits across the region

Interact for Health has announced funding and technical support for more than forty organizations through a recent round of support designed to address current challenges facing the Greater Cincinnati nonprofit community.

Cincinnati, OH · 29d

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Nearly half of insured Kentuckians surveyed skipped care because of cost

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nearly half of insured Kentucky adults participating in a new statewide survey reported avoiding, stopping or skipping medical care or medications because of cost, highlighting affordability challenges that extend beyond having health coverage. The 2026 Kentucky Health Coverage Survey from The Asclepius Initiative found that 48.1%...

Kentucky · 29d

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Michigan professor Michael Shepherd discusses healthcare at Dialogue Vanderbilt event ahead of midterm elections

Dialogue Vanderbilt hosted University of Michigan professor Michael Shepherd Oct. 8 in Central Library as part of its “250 Conversations on America” series. Political science professor John Geer moderated the conversation, with the two speaking on how a government impacts its healthcare system in light of the upcoming midterms.

Kentucky · 10-13

The Jessamine Journal

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Federal grants bolster Eastern Kentucky healthcare and infrastructure

CORBIN – During the Sharing Our Appalachian Rrgion (SOAR) Summit on Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear and Fifth District Cong. Hal Rogers, R-Somerset, announced more than $22 million to help support […]

Kentucky · 10-12

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Millions in Appalachian Regional Commission money headed to eastern Kentucky

ASHLAND, Ky. (WCHS) — More than $78 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission is headed to Eastern Kentucky. The funding will help pay for 67 projects across the region, including efforts to improve and replace outdated water and wastewater treatment equipment. One of those projects is in Ashland where...

Ashland, KY · 10-08

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Bowling Green woman reunites with team that saved her life

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — A Bowling Green woman who survived a medical emergency involving blood clots in both lungs recently reunited with the care team at TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital that helped save her life, including a pharmacist whose calming voice she never forgot. For Sue Miller, what...

Bowling Green, KY · 10-08