Reprieve for Kentucky’s independent pharmacies is saving Medicaid millions

State has plowed savings into expanding dental, hearing, vision care BY: DEBORAH YETTER Pharmacist Joel Thornbury said his role is far more than filling prescriptions at the NOVA Pharmacy he owns in Pikeville — he’s a readily accessible source of health services and advice in his community. “When you call me, you get me,” said Thornbury, a third-generation…

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Senate Pres. Robert Stivers and UK Pres. Eli Capilouto discuss state’s health needs

By Jack Demmler MANCHESTER, Ky. (WYMT) – Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers and the University of Kentucky President Dr. Eli Capilouto met to talk about the health and education needs of the state. Capilouto commended the support from Stivers in helping the university’s Markey Cancer Center achieve comprehensive cancer center status. “{Stivers} knows that we don’t…

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Midway University working to address nurse shortages with a fast-track effort

WEKU | By Stu Johnson Midway University is implementing a Fast-Track Associate Degree Nursing Program. Partly, the aim is to see more nurses move into the hospital setting sooner. It’s based on a dual credit approach where high school students take courses in areas like English, College Algebra and Anatomy and Physiology with lab. These classes…

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Kentucky among the most vulnerable states to climate change impacts, according to new research

BY: LIAM NIEMEYER A new index measuring 184 categories of public data across more than 70,000 census tracts in the country shows Kentucky communities, particularly Eastern Kentucky, among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index, created in collaboration by researchers at Texas A&M University and the nonprofit advocacy group Environmental…

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Ball claims she asked Beshear administration for audit of disaster donations, was rejected

Auditor, treasurer candidates in Nov. 7 election meet on KET BY: JACK BRAMMER State Treasurer Allison Ball claimed Monday night that Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration turned down her request for an audit of millions of dollars in disaster relief funds it had generated from donations.   Ball said the state Public Protection Cabinet, which oversees the…

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Northeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center gets funding for workforce education, training programs

WEKU | By Shepherd Snyder The Northeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center based out of Morehead is one of seven centers across the country receiving grant money for its workforce programs. The project is receiving more than $200,000 dollars from the U.S. Department of Labor over the next three years. The money will help the center…

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