Tag: rural health
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Reports show impact of health-care industry in each of Kentucky’s 120 counties
It’s not often that such detailed data is broken down to the county level, but a new report looks at the economic impact of the local health-care system in each...
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Looking for ‘a few short-term wins’ to start, Kentucky Oral Health Coalition formally reorganizes
By Amy Wilson Kentucky Health News LOUISVILLE, July 25 – There was no whitewashing the ruinous state of the state’s teeth Wednesday when the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition formally reorganized...
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Cabinet for Health and Family Services held in contempt over Medicaid services for Eastern Kentuckians
Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center, one ofeight ARH hospitals. Courier-Journal photo, copyright 2000 For taking “practically no steps to a comply” to a request to help thousands of patients transfer...
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Book on Appalachian health gets good review from doctor
A new book discusses the health disparities that affect rural and urban Appalachians and has won the praise of a Kentucky physician, who calls its impact “profound.” Appalachian Health and...
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Coventry must extend contract with Appalachian Regional Healthcare until Nov. 1, judge rules
Conventry Cares must continue its contract with Appalachian Regional Healthcare through Nov. 1 so the 25,000 Eastern Kentucky Medicaid patients affected don’t get “thrown under the bus,” a federal judge...
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Rural health care is a notch below care in urban areas, but its costs are lower and its emergency rooms are faster, study finds
A national study has found a narrow gap between the quality of health care in rural and urban settings, but it does recognize the “significant differences” differences between urban and...
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State takes Medicaid contractor Coventry’s side at hearing over dispute with Appalachian Regional Healthcare
“Appalachian Regional Healthcare argued for a federal injunction against Medicaid contractor Coventry Cares on Tuesday as negotiations for a new agreement between the two have stalled,” reports Mike Wynn of...
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Free dental, health, vision clinic to help hundreds this weekend
This weekend, about 1,000 people will get free dental, medical and vision care in Pike County. The effort is sponsored by Kentucky’s Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps, which hosts a...
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Care in rural hospitals is just as good as that in urban hospitals, study concludes
While rural Americans have less access to primary care and have worse health outcomes, the care at rural hospitals is equal to, if not better, than that at urban hospitals,...
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Newspaper reporting contest for rural health coverage; deadline June 24
Journalists who have reported about rural health in the past year should start sifting through their clippings. The Kentucky Rural Health Association is awarding four writers $100 each for their...