Day: May 10, 2012
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Without a partner, University Hospital’s viability is ‘questionable at best,’ consulting group concludes
University Hospital in Louisville needs a partner that will help it grow, a consulting firm informed a committee reviewing the facility’s operations Wednesday. “Even with operational and strategic improvements, the...
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Managed-care firm Coventry threatens to terminate contracts of Baptist Healthcare and big Ashland hospital
Lexington Herald-Leader photo by Charles Bertram Issues with the state’s managed-care companies continue to mount. Now Coventry Cares has told Baptist Healthcare System, which has hospitals in Lexington, Louisville, La Grange,...
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Former head of Massachusetts health exchange says it’s better to offer fewer, well-defined plans than set general criteria
With Kentucky stakeholders discussing their options to set up a state-run health insurance exchange — something Gov. Steve Beshear said last week he intends to do if the Affordable Care...