Rich-poor divide grows in oral health; Ky. ranks 2nd in seniors with no natural teeth; what's your county's toothless rate?

The rich-poor divide is causing many impoverished rural residents to forgo oral health care, or resort to having teeth pulled rather than pa...

Kentucky's food insecurity declines slightly, but remains high in southeast; in 3 counties, rate among children is above 30 percent

Dots are food bank locations. For an interactive map with county data, click here . The percentage of Kentuckians with an insecure food supp...

House sends Senate bill that would abolish Medicaid expansion and open door to higher premiums for pre-existing conditions

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The health-care bill passed Thursday by House Republicans would end the expansion of Medicaid in 2020, limi...

Work requirements for Medicaid expansion would affect relatively few people; most are already working or would be exempt

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Requests by Kentucky and other states to require "able-bodied" Medicaid beneficiaries to w...

Young, white, lower-income and lesser-educated men have greatest increase in heroin addiction, study finds

Young, white men with lower education and income levels have experienced the greatest increase in heroin use and addiction, a study has fou...

After meeting with Trump, Rep. Andy Barr tells town meeting that he will vote 'enthusiastically' for Republican health-reform bill

Lexington Herald-Leader video A day after meeting with President Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr of Lexington told constituents Satur...

About 3/4 of the Kentuckians getting free exams and screenings via Medicaid are covered by its expansion, study finds

More than three-fourths of the Kentuckians who got free medical screenings through Medicaid last summer were covered by the expansion of the...