Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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CHI Saint Joseph opens consolidated cancer care center
CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundations celebrated the consolidation of its medical oncology services into a new space on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Cancer Care Center on Blazer Parkway in Lexington...
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Youth advocates rally at Capitol for stronger tobacco and vaping laws; bill filed to license retailers on same day
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky high school students from across the state rallied at the Kentucky State Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 6 in support of stronger tobacco and...
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Bill to ensure Ky. hospitals get same access to drug-discount program as other states passes first hurdle
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to ensure Kentucky’s qualifying hospitals have the same access to a federal discount medication program as other states passed out of a...
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UK HealthCare earns elite pediatric cancer care accreditation
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky UK HealthCare recently received pediatric specialty accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, a designation that marks high standards in treating...
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Exit from Addiction Recovery Care has nothing to do with FBI investigation, says departing executive
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern A top official at Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, is leaving the state’s largest alcohol and drug treatment program, citing a desire to “pursue the...
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Hopkinsville’s Jennie Stuart Medical Center-Deaconess transaction delayed
A lawsuit opposing Hopkinsville’s Jennie Stuart Medical Center’s acquisition by Deaconess Health System, headquartered in Evansville, Ind., has resulted in a three-month delay of any agreement between the two hospitals,...
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Herald-Leader investigation finds Ky. health inspectors still behind in annual nursing home inspections
A Lexington Herald-Leader investigation found that despite a slow reduction of a backlog of pandemic-era annual nursing home inspections in Kentucky, the state still has a long way to go,...
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Kentucky awards first medical cannabis dispensary licenses, more to be chosen
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky awarded its first 36 medical cannabis dispensary licenses through a lottery held Nov. 25 at the Kentucky Lottery Corporation in Louisville. These winners, from...
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Enrollment for subsidized health insurance is open on Kynect and runs through Jan. 15
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Open enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance is available on the state-based marketplace, Kynect, through Jan. 15, for coverage that starts Feb. 1. The...
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No Kentucky city or county voted to ban medical marijuana businesses in their borders
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern No counties or cities in Kentucky opted out of allowing medical marijuana businesses to operate in their borders after dozens had the chance to do...