A long-standing effort to make healthcare more accessible took a major step forward Wednesday with the grand opening of Northern Kentucky’s first free full-time health clinic. The clinic is an extension of Faith Community Health Network’s free pharmacy. It is located in the same building as the pharmacy at 601 Washington Ave. in Newport, making […]
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The healthcare gap: How Northern Kentucky is caring for neighbors left behind
“I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the medicine I get from them,” said Donald Robinson, who turns 85 this month. The Edgewood resident is on Medicare and receives many of the medicines he needs to live through the Faith Community Pharmacy, located at 601 Washington Ave. in Newport. The pharmacy, founded in 2002 […]
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Inside LINK: NKY works to fill in the gaps healthcare leaves behind
Let’s be honest. We’re all feeling it. Gas is more expensive. Groceries are more expensive. And healthcare? Well. A major federal law changed rules around how people access healthcare last year, and Americans are still finding out what the changes mean for them. While uninsured rates are relatively low in Northern Kentucky now, Aaron Broomall […]
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NKY’s first full-time free clinic to open in Newport
Uninsured patients in Northern Kentucky will soon be able to see a doctor, get lab work and pick up prescriptions all in one visit, at no cost. The Faith Community Health Network is expanding on its free pharmacy and adding NKY’s first full-time free health clinic. The clinic will be located in the same building […]
