Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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House passes bill to loan money to struggling rural hospitals; funding is still in the works, but sponsor appears confident
Rep. Danny Bentley —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Spurred to action when the hospital in his county said it was closing, state Rep. Danny Bentley...
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Bill would let health professionals refuse treatment that violates their conscience; critics say it would put discrimination into law
Sen. Stephen Meredith —– A bill to allow health-care professionals to refuse to provide treatment that violates their conscience is nearing a floor vote in the state Senate. Senate Bill...
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House passes public-assistance bill with plan for temporary health coverage for people who earn too much to stay on Medicaid
House Speaker Pro Tem David Meade presents House Bill 1. (LRC photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed at moving Kentuckians off public assistance includes several health-related...
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Bill to stop ‘shenanigans’ of Medicaid drug middlemen moves unanimously to House; sponsor says bill is first of its kind in U.S.
Sen. Max Wise presents Senate Bill 50 Photo by LRC Public Information —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill to address payment issues between middlemen known...
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Bills to help health departments with pensions pass House; some counties will have to increase their public-health taxes
Rep. DuPlessis explains HB 171. (LRC Public Information photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two bills that were presented as part of a “three-phase approach” to create a sustainable...
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As state works to secure Medicaid managed-care contracts, Senate passes bill to only allow three of them, down from five
Sen. Stephen Meredith presents SB 30 to limit Medicaid managed-care contracts to three. (Photo from Legislative Public Information Office) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Only three...
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Saint Joseph Hospital listed as one of America’s 250 best
Saint Joseph Hospital of Lexington announced Feb. 13 that it was the only facility in Kentucky to be included in the lost of “America’s 250 Best Hospitals” list by Healthgrades 2020 for the...
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Winchester and Cynthiana hospitals named among the top 100 rural hospitals in the nation
Clark Regional Medical Center —– Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester and Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana were named on a list of top 100 rural and community hospitals for 2020. The Chartis Center for Rural...
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Rural hospitals will get millions in settlement being negotiated with state, but range of possible amounts is wide; will feds help pay?
State Budget Director John Hicks —– Most of Kentucky’s rural hospitals are in line for millions of dollars of taxpayer money to settle an old lawsuit with the state, but...
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Bill to let physician assistants prescribe controlled substances passes House on fourth try; doctors say they ‘have concerns’
Sheldon offered his bill. (KET image) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Heath News The state House has passed a bill to let physician assistants to prescribe highly regulated drugs, a step...