Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Deadline to sign up for health insurance on Healthcare.gov is Dec. 15, but most who qualify didn’t know that last month
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just two weeks left to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance for 2019, time is running out. The deadline for open enrollment...
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‘It’s not about losing coverage, it’s about having fewer members enrolled in Medicaid,’ state health secretary says of new plan
Health Secretary Adam Meier and Deputy Health Secretary Kristi Putnam speaking about the state’s new Medicaid plan, Kentucky HEALTH — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The administration of Gov....
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Pikeville Medical Center creating children’s hospital, expanding heart-care center, adding other facilities; total cost $52 million
Pikeville Medical Center announced Tuesday that it would spend $7 million to relocate and expand its inpatient pediatrics clinic into a children’s hospital, and establish, expand or improve nine other...
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Beshear sues 9th opioid maker, says it makes him the most aggressive attorney general, based on number of suits
Filing his ninth lawsuit against a maker of drugs that have contributed to the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Andy Beshear said “This lawsuit makes Kentucky the most aggressive state in...
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State Supreme Court strikes down medical review panels for suits against health-care providers; backers eye constitutional change
Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd (Courier Journal photo by David Lutman — Filtering medical-malpractice lawsuits through panels of health-care professionals is unconstitutional, a unanimous Supreme Court of Kentucky ruled Thursday....
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Institute taking applications through Dec. 18 for assistance to health-related research projects in Kentucky
The Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky, which provides research and leadership training, funding and technical support for health-related research projects, is accepting applications for its 2019 class. Among other things,...
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National Rural Health Day is Thursday, Nov. 15
Rural communities have unique health-care needs: accessibility, a lack of providers, the needs of an aging population suffering from a greater number of chronic conditions, and larger percentages of people...
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Larger Kentucky hospitals’ average grade for patient safety declined, but their overall national ranking was about the same
Ky. Health News chart based on Leapfrog Group data and logo — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A nonprofit group that rates hospitals has released its latest grades for...
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Drane named Ky. regional CEO of behavioral-health nonprofit
Abby Drane has been named Kentucky regional CEO for Centerstone, a non-profit organization that cares for patients with mental, developmental and behavioral issues. She will replace Tony Zipple, who is retiring Nov....
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Electronic health records, touted as tool for efficiency and better care, are coming between doctors and patients, surgeon writes
Illustration by Ben Wiseman for The New Yorker — Electronic health records were supposed to “make medical care easier and more efficient,” says The New Yorker. “But are screens coming between...