Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Kentucky receives nearly 5,000 applications for medical cannabis business licenses
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nearly 5,000 medical cannabis business license applications have been submitted to Kentucky’s Office of Medical Cannabis, with 88% of them arriving in the last...
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Kentucky hospital workforce is rebounding, but remains a “critical issue”
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s non-doctor health care workforce is on the mend, though state hospitals still have thousands of unfilled positions. That’s according to an August report released...
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Opinion pieces for and against pharmacy benefit manager reforms in the news
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky General Assembly has worked for years to pass laws aimed at reining in the practices of pharmacy benefit managers, saying they create...
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Lexington VA Health Care System joins Markey Affiliate Network, expanding cancer care for Kentucky veterans
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky The Lexington VA Health Care System is now affiliated with the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, Kentucky’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center....
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13 of Kentucky’s 71 rural inpatient hospitals at risk of closing, with six of them at immediate risk, a national policy center estimates
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Thirteen of Kentucky’s 71 rural inpatient hospitals are at risk of closing, and six of those are at immediate risk of closing, according to...
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Addiction Recovery Care says it’s cooperating with FBI investigation into possible fraud
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s largest provider of addiction treatment services, Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, is the subject of an FBI investigation into possible health care fraud, according...
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Lawmakers join Ky’s largest addiction treatment provider to oppose Medicaid payment cuts; centers trying to negotiate cuts
By Deborah Yetter and Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern The state’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment is warning that looming cuts in Medicaid reimbursement to some providers could damage...
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EMS staffing shortages are at crisis level, says Kentucky EMS board chair
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s Emergency Medical Services are facing severe staffing shortages, with low pay, “abysmal” reimbursement rates and high turnover identified as the key reasons for...
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State judge dismisses constitutional challenge to anti-vaping law
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 law banning the sale of some vaping products. Wingate sided...
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Kentucky’s first emergency psychiatric unit opens in Lexington
By Allison Perry University of Kentucky State officials, community leaders and UK HealthCare officials celebrated Tuesday’s opening of a new emergency unit in Lexington dedicated to the treatment of patients experiencing...