Tag: rural health
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Edelen says rural hospitals are top issue for rural U.S. and rural Kentucky; says some pols in state want to give up on rural Ky.
By Molly Burchett and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – State Auditor Adam Edelen has finished his series of town-hall meetings across the state to get a...
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Public hearing to be held in Bowling Green Sept .19 to discuss fiscal health of Kentucky’s rural hospitals
On Sept. 19 in Bowling Green, state Auditor of Public Accounts Adam Edelen will hold the last of 11 public hearings, which have been held across Kentucky this summer, to...
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Depression should not be a taboo subject; rural Kentucky news editor details writes about her victory over it
By Tim Mandell Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Depression is a subject people often shy away from discussing, but a large percentage of Americans suffer from, or have...
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Doctors of osteopathy are an increasing answer to the doctor shortage, as more osteopathic medical schools open
Doctors of osteopathy could be part of the solution to Kentucky’s well-documented primary care doctor shortage, Laurel Black reports for The Paducah Sun. “The American Association of Medical Colleges predicts that...
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As Edelen begins hearings on rural hospitals’ finances, state gives figures on Medicaid expansion and reimbursement
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The expansion of the federal-state Medicaid program funneled $284 million to Kentucky health-care providers in the first quarter of the year, the state Cabinet...
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Panel of physicians at national conference discuss future of rural primary care, how to solve doctor shortages
More needs to be done to address the shortage of primary-care physicians, a big problem in rural areas and much of Kentucky, according to a panel of physicians at “Rural...
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Morehead State, UK and Morehead hospital sign agreement to form Appalachian Health and Research Center
Morehead State University, St. Claire Regional Medical Center and the University of Kentucky‘s Institute for Rural Health Policy signed a memorandum of understanding April 30 to form the Appalachian Health...
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Poll: most Kentuckians support tobacco-free campuses, school nutrition standards and student physical activity requirements
Kentuckians overwhelmingly support several school policies than can influence student health but are not all embraced by Kentucky schools, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll, taken in October...
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Ear, nose and throat doctor at UK aims to reduce state’s high rate of hearing loss among children
Dr. Matthew Bush, an otolaryngologist at the University of Kentucky, is working to reduce the state’s high rate of hearing loss, especially in Appalachia and among children. He was born...
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Roy Butler, ‘father of Medicaid’ in Kentucky, passes
Roy Butler, called “Father of Medicaid” in Kentucky, died Monday morning of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He grew up during the Great Depression on a farm in Franklin County, where...