Ky. is a national leader in hepatitis C, but many counties at risk shun syringe exchanges that could prevent disease outbreaks

"Growing intravenous drug use by people sharing syringes to inject heroin and other substances" has helped make Kentucky a nationa...

Business interests weigh in on behalf of Medicaid expansion

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Medicaid, a 52-year-old program that seems to be in line for big changes from elected officials who questio...

How Medicaid came to cover 1 in 3 people in Ky., 1 in 5 in U.S., and how it could be changed despite health bill's failure

Medicaid is the main reason many more people have health insurance, especially in Kentucky. These New York Times maps are interactive, with ...

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...

Bevin takes high profile in governors' debates in Washington about future of Medicaid, which covers 1.3 million Kentuckians

Matt Bevin and other governors spoke outside the White House. As governors debated the future of Medicaid over the weekend in Washington, Ke...