Weekly Health News Round Up 11.12.21

This Veteran's Day, Earl Young, a Prestonsburg resident who served in the U.S.Army, will spend his time doing what he loves most: helping and giving back to others. That includes helping his fellow veterans access treatment for substance use disorders. 

Prior authorizations and other federal regulations are straining healthcareproviders' ability to deliver high-quality care to patients. That's what the majority of 420 medical group practices told the Medical Group Management Association for its 2021 Regulatory Burden Report. 

Registration is now open for Kentucky Voices for Health's annual meeting which will bring together state legislators to discuss the challenges Kentuckians face to good health and how they can improve health equity in 2022. 

After a national health report focused on women and children ranked Kentucky near the bottom in several categories, including smoking, alcohol use and maternal mortality, one doctor is speaking out for greater access to early prenatal care.

As Gov. Beshear continues to urge Kentuckians to receive their COVID-19vaccinations, his administration held a COVID-19 booster clinic at the Capitol Rotunda this week and provided shots to more than 200 people.