Kentucky is one of the poorest states in the U.S. However, the state has been one of the most successful in reducing its uninsured rate, which happened in part through the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion that took effect on Jan. 1, 2014. In the past, Kentucky has reported low rates of colorectal cancer screening and has ranked among the highest states for incidence and mortality for the disease.
More than a year after a catastrophic shortage of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs swept through the U.S., FDA on June 28 officially removed carboplatin and cisplatin from the drug shortage list.
