Tag: health care access
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CHI Saint Joseph opens consolidated cancer care center
CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundations celebrated the consolidation of its medical oncology services into a new space on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Cancer Care Center on Blazer Parkway in Lexington...
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Freestanding birthing center bill passes out of Senate
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern The long-debated controversy over freestanding birthing centers in Kentucky reached the floor of the Senate Friday as a bill aimed at paving the way for...
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Bill to ensure Ky. hospitals get same access to drug-discount program as other states passes first hurdle
Update, March 2, 2025: Senate Bill 14 passed out of the Senate Feb. 13 on a vote of 33-4. It awaits a committee assignment in the House. By Melissa Patrick...
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EKU and Anthem announce continuation of Anthem Rural Medicine Scholarship
Kentucky Health News Eastern Kentucky University and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky announced Wednesday, Jan. 29 a continuation of a scholarship aimed at increasing the number of...
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Eastern Kentucky University hopes to add a college of osteopathic medicine; legislation required to do so
Kentucky Health News Eastern Kentucky University is hoping to add a college of osteopathic medicine to help with the state’s growing need for physicians, Lauren Minor reports for Lexington’s WLEX-TV....
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Trump’s return puts Medicaid on the chopping block
By Phil Galewitz KFF Health News Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump’s return to the White...
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Herald-Leader publishes 3 stories about abortion on same day; op-ed calls for lawmakers to make “terrible” laws “slightly less terrible”
The Lexington Herald-Leader published three stories about abortion on Jan. 16. Two of them were by Alex Acquisto. The first was titled, “She needed an abortion, but Kentucky’s ban prevented...
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Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute creates program for women with diabetes who want to have children
Kentucky Health News The Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute, a part of Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s, has announced the creation of the Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute Perinatal Program. The program is the first...
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Kentucky’s Hospital Rate Improvement Program brings more money and better health outcomes to hospitals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s Hospital Rate Improvement Program for hospital inpatient and outpatient services has not only helped to keep hospitals open, but has also improved patient...
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Emergency psychiatric unit fills urgent need for mental health care in Kentucky
By Vikki Franklin University of Kentucky Since opening its doors on July 30, UK HealthCare’s Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing unit has already helped more than 1,800 people get the...