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Enrollment for subsidized health insurance begins Nov. 1 on Kynect; ‘family glitch’ fix makes plans available to many more
BY MELISSA PATRICKKENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Open enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance plans starts Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15 for coverage that begins Jan. 1. Kentuckians can sign up for a qualified health plan on the state-based marketplace, Kynect, at Kynect.ky.gov. On the site, Kentuckians can compare options, apply for coverage and complete…
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CDC map shows 75 counties with low risk of COVID-19 transmission
Only eight remain at high risk BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS The latest federal risk map says most of Kentucky has a low risk of COVID-19 transmission, with only eight counties at high risk and just three others moving into a higher risk category from last week. Counties that remain at high risk, shown…
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Open enrollments for Medicaid, Medicare and federally subsidized health insurance plans will be available very soon
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Open enrollment to make changes to Medicaid, Medicare or federal-state subsidized Marketplace health insurance plans is just around the corner. Experts encourage participants in each of these programs to review their healthcare and prescription drug coverage yearly to make sure their plans still meet their healthcare needs. Medicaid: Medicaid…
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Beshear’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee finds massive support for legalizing medical marijuana; drug officers opposed
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS An advisory committee appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear reported that most Kentuckians who submitted online comments support legalizing the medical use of marijuana, or cannabis, and that no one spoke against it at the four town-hall meetings the committee held across the state in July. “Polling suggests 90 percent…
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Kentucky adults have second highest obesity rate in nation
Children 10-17 in state have the top U.S. rate for that age group BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS A new report says Kentucky has the second highest adult obesity rate in the nation, and Kentucky children aged 10 to 17 have the nation’s highest rate for that age group. The Trust for America’s Health…
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CDC says 108 counties have elevated COVID-19 risk
Beshear urges use of new booster vaccine BY MELISSA PATRICKKENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS The pandemic in Kentucky remains on a rough plateau, but it’s a high plateau. Seventy of Kentucky’s 120 counties have a high level of COVID-19 risk and 38 have a medium level, with very little change in the last two weeks, according to…
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Kentucky has 82 syringe exchange programs in 63 counties
State drug-control official says ‘That’s not enough’ BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Kentucky still has more syringe service programs than any other state, but 57 counties still don’t have one, including 21 of the 54 that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers vulnerable to a rapid outbreak of HIV or hepatitis C…
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CDC risk map shows 93 percent of Kentucky counties with high or medium risk of COVID-19 infection
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Kentuckians in general have about the same risk of catching COVID-19 as they did a week ago, with 93 percent of the state’s counties at a high or medium risk of transmission and The New York Times ranking Kentucky second among the states for new coronavirus cases in the…
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FDA OKs updated COVID-19 booster targeting latest Omicron subvariants; Beshear says it could be available in Kentucky next week
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS The new, updated COVID-19 booster shots that target the original strain of the coronavirus and major Omicron subvariants could be available to Kentuckians as early as next week, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the updated booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech on Aug.…
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Monkeypox cases in Kentucky remain low, but keep inching up slowly; vaccine is available for those at high risk of getting the disease
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Even as new cases of monkeypox inch up in Kentucky, overall cases remain low. On Sunday, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed 19,962 cases nationwide, 33 had been confirmed in the state. That’s two more than had been reported by Thursday when the state put…
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