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PickPikA Kentucky bill to make water fluoridation optional reflects a growing national trend questioning the 80-year-old practice that has proven benefits for dental health. While the bill has stalled in the Senate, some dentists and researchers are still concerned about what removing fluoride from water supplies could mean for residents. -
LRC Public InformationFRANKFORT — Medicaid — the federal-state program that provides health care to almost 1.5 million Kentuckians — is on the chopping block in Washington and could soon come under examination in Frankfort.
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Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led coalition of states opposing EEOC rule offering accommodations for workers obtaining abortions -
A vaping company owes Kentucky millions of dollars. Advocates want it spent to protect kids from tobacco addiction. -
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary five years after the start of a global pandemic. -
Breakfast and lunch were free for students across the country during much of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, since Congress decided not to renew the federal Universal Free School Meal (USFM) program in 2023, many families have had to find room in their budget for school meals again. -
Several Kentucky bills filed this legislative session have one thing in common: a shared skepticism of guidance from top U.S. health organizations and leading medical groups. -
Smaller hospitals say a little-known government program to funnel more money to charity care is a lifeline in Kentucky — helping some keep the doors open. -
Legislation that would block hospitals from transfusing blood containing COVID-19 antibodies or “synthetic mRNA” would severely reduce the state’s blood supply. The bill’s sponsor said Thursday that was a mistake. -
Miscarriages are common. But a medication for it is practically inaccessible in Kentucky because it’s also used for abortion. -
Experts say Tennessee is failing to stop preventable deaths -
Kentucky’s Hospital Rate Improvement Program for hospital inpatient and outpatient services has not only helped to keep hospitals open, but has also improved patient outcomes, according to the leader of the Kentucky Hospital Association.
