The divide between dentistry and medicine can have deadly consequences; policymakers are getting more interested

(Photo from ancienthistorybulletin.ca ) As anyone who has ever mistakenly thought that medical insurance would cover their visit to the dent...

Paul says conservatives won't support Republican health plan, hope to negotiate one more to their liking with Trump involved

Sen. Rand Paul ( ABC image) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul laid out his objections to House GOP leaders’ bi...

Pence touts Republican health plan, seeking Sen. Paul's support; Democrats say vice president's remarks about Ky. are off base

Gov. Bevin and Vice President Pence ( C-J photo by Sam Upshaw) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky again became the epicenter of the h...

American Health Care Act would have major impact on Ky. by phasing out Medicaid expansion, changing private insurance

By Danielle Ray and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The acronyms may be similar, but the American Health Care Act , Republicans' replaceme...

Ky. enrollment in Obamacare plans slightly less than last year

About the same number of Kentuckians signed up for subsidized health insurance on the federal health-insurance exchange as bought coverage o...

Republican health-law drafts would reduce federal support for Medicaid and subsidies of private insurance

Kentucky would have to keep paying more for Medicaid, and people with federally subsidized health insurance would get less support, under a ...

Beshear, Republicans debate the record of Obamacare in Ky.

Kentucky's roles in implementing and changing federal health-care law were on national display Tuesday night, as former Gov. Steve Beshe...

Longtime Whitesburg doctor, winner of national honor, fears patients will lose Affordable Care Act's preventive care

Dr. Van Breeding ( Lexington Herald-Leader photo) Whitesburg physician Dr. Van Breeding says his patients got "bamboozled" by poli...

Former Gov. Steve Beshear will give national Democratic response to President Trump's speech to Congress

Steve Beshear ( Herald-Leader photo) Former Gov. Steve Beshear will give his party's  response to President Donald Trump's speech t...