Tag: primary care
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41 percent of the time, Americans go to specialists instead of primary-care doctors for basic health needs, study finds
More than 40 percent of the time, Americans are turning to higher-paid specialists instead of primary-care doctors to deal with their basic health needs, including colds and fever, a new...
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Six Kentucky community health centers receive $3.7 million in grants
Kentucky has received $3.7 million in grants to expand six community health centers, part of an effort to improve access to primary care. The federal funds were distributed through the...
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Health-care system not ready to deal with baby boomers as they get old, expert says at seminar on aging
When it comes to dealing with aging baby boomers, the nation’s health-care system isn’t ready to deal with them, Dr. Gregg Warshaw, left, said at the University of Kentucky‘s Summer...
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Hopkinsville paper examines doctor shortage, reasons for it
Albert Delaney waits for his wife Agnes in Hopkinsville.(Photo by Kentucky New Era’s Tom Kane) Nick Tabor of the Kentucky New Era examines Christian County’s doctor shortage, with the area...
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Local health care centers in Ky. get $16.5 million in federal grants
Kentucky recently received $16.5 million in grant for health care centers as part of the Affordable Care Act. Recipients include Family Health Center Inc. in Louisville ($5 million); Cumberland Family...
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Serious shortage of primary-care physicians expected in Louisville
An aging population, a high number of doctors getting ready to retire, and medical students opting to specialize for better pay and hours are all factors contributing to an expected...
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Retailers like Walmart, CVS getting into primary care, eyeing the prize that awaits if health reform takes effect in 2014
Last week, a document leaked showing Walmart‘s intention to become the country’s largest provider of primary health services, but the company’s interest is not unique. Drug retailers like CVS Caremark...
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Primary care and management of chronic diseases could soon be coming to your local Walmart store
Just weeks after announcing part-time employees would no longer receive health insurance benefits, Walmart said Monday it is planning to offer extended medical services in its stores, report NPR’s Julie...
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Rural Training Track programs get more health professionals to rural areas, but live ‘on the edge’ of funding and personnel
By Tara KaprowyKentucky Health News With the Obama administration offering more funding to improve rural health care, Rural Training Track programs to steer medical students to rural areas are hoping...