Lisa Gillespie (KPR)
Lisa Gillespie is WFPL's Health and Innovation Reporter. Most recently, she was a reporter for Kaiser Health News. During her career, Gillespie has covered all things health — from Medicaid and Medicare payment policy and rural hospital closures to science funding and the dietary supplement market.
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Nurses working in Indiana will now be able to practice in Kentucky without holding a duplicate license. That's thanks to a new law signed by Indiana… -
A judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Kentucky health department that temporarily banned unvaccinated students from attending school and related… -
Gov. Matt Bevin made national news this week when he said he deliberately exposed his nine children to chickenpox so that they would catch the disease... -
Kentucky’s top health official says the state is moving forward with changes to its Medicaid program, including a requirement that some enrollees work,… -
Kentucky leads the nation in the number of children in the state who lived with relatives other than their parents between 2016 and 2018. According to… -
A little more than 80 percent of Kentucky children with at least one parent between 18 and 24 live in low-income families, according to a report from the… -
Kentucky’s Department of Public Health launched a campaign to urge Kentuckians to prepare for disasters. It’s called "First 72 On You.""The first three… -
If you’re heading to the Kentucky State Fair this year (now through Sunday), chances are you’ll eat something there. Every year, Louisville Metro… -
Dania Palanker wanted to find out what kind of short-term health insurance plan she could get, a plan that only lasts for three months and can cost much… -
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin against 16 Kentucky residents. Those residents had earlier sued Bevin in a...
