Tag: rural hospitals
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Study shows Kentucky among highest in nation for rural women of childbearing age receiving Medicaid
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Senate is considering a U.S. House-passed budget reconciliation bill to slash $700 billion in Medicaid funding over 10 years, and experts say,...
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Hard choices face Kentucky Republican tasked with recommending Medicaid cuts
By Jamie Lucke, Sarah Ladd and McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern As U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie prepares to lead a debate on the future of Medicaid, his home state of Kentucky...
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UK, King’s Daughters to build new medical center in Greenup County
A new King’s Daughters Medical Center will be built in Greenup County, the University of Kentucky announced Thursday, Feb. 20 at its board of trustees health care committee meeting, Monica...
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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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Hopkinsville’s Jennie Stuart Medical Center-Deaconess transaction delayed
A lawsuit opposing Hopkinsville’s Jennie Stuart Medical Center’s acquisition by Deaconess Health System, headquartered in Evansville, Ind., has resulted in a three-month delay of any agreement between the two hospitals,...
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Community group in Hopkinsville pushes back on plans for Deaconess Health to acquire Jennie Stuart Health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The town of Hopkinsville is one of the latest to be surprised that its local hospital is planning to join a larger health care...
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Legislative panel talks about health care with UK Board of Trustees at annual retreat
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The University of Kentucky hosted a legislative panel on Oct. 16 focused on health care to kick off the 2024 Board of Trustees annual...
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Jennie Stuart Health in Hopkinsville signs letter of intent to join Deaconess Health System
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Hopkinsville’s Jennie Stuart Health has signed a non-binding letter of intent to join Deaconess Health System, headquartered in Evansville, Ind. “Rural hospitals today are facing...
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Hospitals warn of big hit if Obamacare repeal send them lots more uninsured patients; rural hospitals at more risk
The two big lobbies for hospitals are telling Congress and President-elect Donald Trump, who are planning to repeal and replace President Obama’s health-reform law, that “the government should help hospitals...
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Study: Fulton hospital closed partly because owner preferred to invest in nearby Tenn. facility; played hardball with locals
A study of three rural hospital closures last year, including one in Kentucky, found that several factors led to the hospitals’ demise and that access to care, especially emergency care,...