A national group of emergency physicians says policies put in place by health insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield are shifting the bill for some ER trips to patients. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians, Anthem’s policy – now in effect in Kentucky – creates a secret list of diagnoses it will…
Some state legislators are unhappy with the progress of a project that is supposed to bring high-speed data to every county in the state. Supporters of the over $300 million infrastructure investment say it will drive economic growth and improve the quality of life in the Commonwealth, especially in Eastern Kentucky. On this week’s show,…
Fort Wright, Independence and Taylor Mill mayors discuss lawsuit against KERS Board of Trustees.The Enquirer/Melissa Reinert The Kentucky pension system is a sore topic for Dave Hatter and many other Northern Kentucky leaders. “The more people learn about the pension system in Kentucky, the more they’ll realize how insane it actually is,” Hatter, the Fort Wright…
by GREG KOCHER, gkocher1@herald-leader.com – A crop insurance agent defrauded taxpayers of $169,000 by helping farmers inflate tobacco crop losses and collect insurance money and then helping them sell their burley at market, according to a federal indictment. Debra Muse of Wallingford in Fleming County was indicted Friday on one felony count of conspiracy to defraud…
by Darla Carter and Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal – To combat a nursing shortage, Kentucky hospitals are finding creative ways to woo workers. Rachel Aretakis/Courier-Journal/USA TODAY Network Kentucky hospitals are using cash bonuses and other incentives to fill nursing jobs in an effort to counter a nursing shortage that could grow even worse in the near future. “For a long time…
by Don Weber – GEORGETOWN – Improving the so-called essential work skills of the state’s future workforce was the focus of Monday’s Interim Joint Committee on Education meeting held at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing North American Production Support Center in Georgetown. House Majority Floor Leader, Rep. Jonathan Shell, R-Lancaster, is currently working on legislation similar to House Bill…
by The Associated Press – FRANKFORT, KY. — Officials with Kentucky’s Tobacco Quit Line are launching a new advertising campaign that encourages people to stop using tobacco products. The ads are designed to lead people to the state’s free tobacco counseling service, 1-800-784-8669. Bobbye Gray, a registered nurse who administers Kentucky’s Quit Line Program, says the goal…
by RYLAND BARTON – A controversial state lawmaker has filed a bill that would make it a felony to perform an abortion in Kentucky. The legislation is likely unconstitutional. Rep. Dan Johnson, a Republican from Mt. Washington, pre-filed the Abolition of Abortion in Kentucky Act for the upcoming legislative session. The proposal would forbid all abortions from the…
by Don Weber LAKESIDE PARK – Former Kentucky state senator Richard “Dick” Roeding died on Friday night at the age of 86. Roeding, a Republican, served northern Kentucky’s 11th district from 1991 to 2009 and was Republican Whip from 1995 to 1996 and President Pro Tem from 2000 to 2004. Sen. Mitch McConnell released the following statement on…
Originally published on October 4, 2017 10:27 pm Kerri De Nies received the news this spring from her son’s pediatrician: Her chubby-cheeked toddler has a rare brain disorder. She’d never heard of the disease — adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD — but soon felt devastated and overwhelmed. “I probably read everything you could possibly read online — every…