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The Birthing Place at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital would have returned labor and delivery services to southwest Louisville for the first time since the 1970’s.
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Kentucky cities and counties are supposed to tell the state how they spend their opioid settlement funds, but compliance has been scattershot.
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A House committee amended controversial legislation that will reintroduce previously halted work reporting requirements to Indiana's Medicaid expansion program. Among other things, the committee made changes to who is exempt from the work reporting requirements.
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Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's treatment is approved for use in the U.S. but the European Medicines Agency recommended against the approval of the drug on Thursday.
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There is a donated kidney shortage in the U.S. It’s leaving more than 100,000 people on a years-long waitlist. And despite that, thousands of deceased donor kidneys last year were discarded. A new Indiana-based organization is trying to revive those discarded kidneys to serve more patients.
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The attorneys general sent a letter saying the FDA needs to take action because high demand for the weight loss drugs paired with shortages has created a market for counterfeits.
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After the Trump administration gave notice to Kentucky’s health department this week they were cancelling nearly $150 million in grants, Beshear said he would fight to maintain funding.
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed legislation that would overrule his executive order limiting conversion therapy on minors in the state.
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Republicans pushed an unexpected update to Kentucky’s abortion ban through the state legislature this week, passing it in less than 24 hours.
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Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, are meant to lower drug prices by acting as a middleman between drug manufacturers and either insurance companies or employers who sponsor health plans. Advocates said employers and consumers often don’t understand what PBMs are and how they work.
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The Kentucky Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in a resident who attended a fitness center in Frankfort on Monday while infectious.
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Dare to Care partnered with IQS Research for a three-year study on how they can work with food pantries to serve clients better and help reduce food insecurity.