Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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U of L looking for a partner to help it rescue Jewish Hospital
The University of Louisville is looking for a partner with which to buy Jewish Hospital, Boris Ladwig reports for Insider Louisville. “In an email obtained by Insider, University Hospital CEO and University Medical Center...
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Most on Medicaid will have co-payments starting Jan. 1; foes say it’s a barrier to care, proponents say it improves engagement
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsStarting Jan. 1, most adult Medicaid beneficiaries in Kentucky will be required to make co-payments for many of their health-care services, a rule change that prompted...
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Court of Appeals OKs release of court records that could reveal more about how company promoted OxyContin, opioid epidemic
Purdue Pharma is privately held. (AP photo by Douglas Healey) — The state Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a Pike County judge’s ruling to release secret records about the marketing...
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Dwain Harris of Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center named first chief executive officer of National AHEC Organization
Dwain Harris, director of the Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center in Mount Vernon for the past 14 years, has been named the first permanent chief executive officer of the National AHEC Organization(NAO)....
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State and national officials urge Kentuckians to sign up for health insurance on Healthcare.gov; deadline is Saturday, Dec. 15
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Just days before the end of open enrollment on Healthcare.gov, national and state officials are encouraging Kentuckians to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance....
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This is the last week to sign up for health insurance on Healthcare.gov for 2019 coverage; deadline is Saturday, Dec. 15
Screenshot of Healthcare.gov website — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just a few days left to enroll in a health-insurance plan on Healthcare.gov, it’s time to sign up...
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UK to pay dental professor $620,000 to settle lawsuit alleging he was terminated because he criticized governor’s Medicaid plan
Raynor Mullins — The University of Kentucky has agreed to rehire a former dental professor and pay him $620,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging he was taken off the payroll...
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As more lack health insurance and signups lag, Modern Healthcare editor worries what will happen if economy slows
The share of Kentucky children without health insurance rose last year. — “This shouldn’t be happening,” Editor Merrill Goozner writes in a Modern Healthcare editorial titled, “The canary in the...
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U of L withdrawal of some services from Jewish Hospital puts Louisville’s only adult organ transplant center at risk
Jewish Hospital has a prominent place along Interstate 65. (Courier Journal photo by Sam Upshaw) — “The University of Louisville may soon stop providing important medical services at Jewish Hospital...
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UK College of Dentistry fighting oral cancer in Eastern Ky. with help of $1 million grant from United Health Foundation
“The University of Kentucky’s College of Dentistry is launching a project to eradicate oral cancer in Eastern Kentucky,” Dr. Stephanos Kyrkanides, dean of the college, writes in an op-edfor the Lexington Herald-Leader. “It’s an initiative...