Chain restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and grocery delis must post calorie counts in a year, to fight obesity

Chain restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and grocery delis must post calorie counts in a year, to fight obesity

Unknown 2:00 PM Congress, fast food, food, health policy, health reform, lobbying, nutrition, obesity, public health, restaurants

McDonald's already posts calorie content on its menus In an effort to combat the country's obesity epidemic, the Food and Drug Admi...

Medicaid expansion has been more popular than expected, but that raises a question of whether it will really pay for itself

Medicaid expansion has been more popular than expected, but that raises a question of whether it will really pay for itself

Unknown 10:32 AM health insurance, health policy, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, state budget, state government; General Assembly

Kentucky officials say the state’s Medicaid expansion under the federal health-reform law has enrolled more residents and created more jobs ...

McConnell runs anti-Obamacare ad with doctor who connects pre-existing condition with cancellation of insurance

McConnell runs anti-Obamacare ad with doctor who connects pre-existing condition with cancellation of insurance

Unknown 7:40 PM elections, health insurance, health policy, health reform, politics

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is running his first re-election commercial focused on the federal health-reform law, featuring a Somerset physici...

Kentuckians like Kynect coverage as long as it's not called 'Obamacare,' and some don't like to talk about it

Kentuckians like Kynect coverage as long as it's not called 'Obamacare,' and some don't like to talk about it

Unknown 7:04 AM elections, health care access, health insurance, health policy, insurance exchange, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics

By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you -- unless you're talking ab...

Obamacare seems to be no plus for Kentucky Democrats, perhaps mainly because of the word's first three syllables

Obamacare seems to be no plus for Kentucky Democrats, perhaps mainly because of the word's first three syllables

Unknown 2:07 PM Barack Obama, elections, health insurance, health policy, health reform, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicaid, obamacare, politics

Though the federal health-reform law has helped cover more than half a million Kentuckians and cut the state's uninsured population by h...

Study shows tailored advocacy for local smoking bans in rural Kentucky gets results

Study shows tailored advocacy for local smoking bans in rural Kentucky gets results

Unknown 6:38 PM health policy, research, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, smoking cessation, smoking ordinances, tobacco

Local smoking bans are only possible if the community is ready for this change, Ellen Hahn, director of the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free P...

Free, day-long forum Sept. 16 in Louisville will explore doing health care differently; registration almost full

Free, day-long forum Sept. 16 in Louisville will explore doing health care differently; registration almost full

Unknown 4:30 PM Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, health policy, prevention

A free one-day conference will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Louisville to explore policy opportunities and challenges related to doing heal...