Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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U of L moving to take over Jewish Hospital
“After trying to sell Jewish Hospital and other local operations for about two years, KentuckyOne Health may finally be close to striking a deal, according to an email obtained by the Courier Journal,” Morgan Watkins reports for...
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Retired Ashland cardiologist gets five years in prison for fraud
Dr. Richard E. Paulus (Ashland Daily Independent file photo) —– A retired Ashland cardiologist has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $1.1 million in restitution after...
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Kentucky leads the way on many opioid-related efforts, and was well represented at the four-day drug abuse summit in Atlanta
U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers spoke at the 2019 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta. (Photo via Twitter) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky officials, researchers...
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Report offers five strategies to fight opioid epidemic in Appalachia; central part of region had high death rate from overdoses
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The third report in a series that offers “replicable best practices” for Appalachian communities to improve their health offers strategies to address the opioid...
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In last decade, cost of opioid-related treatment at UK rose 733% and number of opioid patients rose 481%, Herald-Leader reports
Traffic rushes past Chandler Hospital in this slow exposure. —– There are several ways to measure the depth of the opioid epidemic that has spread across Kentucky and much of...
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Eight Kentuckians among 60 indicted for illegal prescribing or health-care fraud as a result of major federal investigation
Rob Duncan, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, announced the cases. (Associated Press photo by John Minchillo) —– Sixty health professionals in five Appalachian states, including Kentucky, were charged...
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McConnell attacks ‘Medicare for All,’ says he favors ‘niche fixes’
Bret Baier of Fox News interviews U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. —– Senate Majority Leader McConnell told Fox News April 10 that he favors “niche fixes” for health care, while vowing that next year’s...
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St. Joseph is only Kentucky hospital in Healthgrades’ Top 250
Saint Joseph Hospital of Lexington is the only Kentucky facility to get the America’s 250 Best Hospitals Award from Healthgrades, an online source for information about physicians and hospitals, owner Catholic Health Initiatives announced...
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Bevin signs bill setting deadlines for insurers to authorize medications prescribed by health-care providers
Gomerpedia.org —– Gov. Matt Bevin has signed into law “a bill that’s expected to ease the process for getting some medications and treatments pre-approved by insurers,” Darla Carterreports for Insider Louisville. Senate Bill...
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Beshear says he’s investigating pharmacy benefit managers for possible overcharging, and discrimination against independents
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Attorney General Andy Beshear are the most likely nominees for governor in the Nov. 5 election. —– Attorney General Andy Beshear announced March 21 that he...