Lisa Gillespie (KPR)
WFPL ReporterLisa 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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A new county-level study sheds further light on factors that increase risk for suicide. The study by The Ohio State University also shows that in many…
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A Louisville doctor says that despite Kentucky having no official record of patients with a mysterious vaping-related lung illness, he’s recently treated…
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The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky says a new law that went into effect this year has helped increase the number of schools in the state that are now…
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During a speech in Louisville Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced that he will sign an order forgiving federal student loan debt for permanently…
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Planned Parenthood clinics in Indiana will no longer accept federal Title X funds to help pay for birth control and pap smears, leaving a $700,000 to $1…
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The University of Louisville is in talks with the state for potential help in buying the flailing downtown Jewish Hospital and other affiliated Louisville…
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On the same day Gov. Matt Bevin ceremonially signed four new abortion-related bills into law, a three-judge panel heard oral arguments Thursday in a case…
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Kentucky Medicaid enrollees who work now have the option to enroll in their employer’s health plan — with Medicaid picking up the tab for premiums. State…
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Some Kentuckians living in central and eastern counties with medical debt may find out soon their bills have been paid off.A large donation from two…
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Kentucky’s health departments have another year to figure out if their workers will stay in the state retirement system or exit, following the passage of…