Health Secretary Adam Meier and Deputy Health Secretary Kristi Putnam speaking about the state’s new Medicaid plan, Kentucky HEALTH — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The administration of Gov....
Pikeville Medical Center announced Tuesday that it would spend $7 million to relocate and expand its inpatient pediatrics clinic into a children’s hospital, and establish, expand or improve nine other...
Filing his ninth lawsuit against a maker of drugs that have contributed to the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Andy Beshear said “This lawsuit makes Kentucky the most aggressive state in...
Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd (Courier Journal photo by David Lutman — Filtering medical-malpractice lawsuits through panels of health-care professionals is unconstitutional, a unanimous Supreme Court of Kentucky ruled Thursday....
The Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky, which provides research and leadership training, funding and technical support for health-related research projects, is accepting applications for its 2019 class. Among other things,...
Rural communities have unique health-care needs: accessibility, a lack of providers, the needs of an aging population suffering from a greater number of chronic conditions, and larger percentages of people...
Ky. Health News chart based on Leapfrog Group data and logo — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A nonprofit group that rates hospitals has released its latest grades for...
Abby Drane has been named Kentucky regional CEO for Centerstone, a non-profit organization that cares for patients with mental, developmental and behavioral issues. She will replace Tony Zipple, who is retiring Nov....
Illustration by Ben Wiseman for The New Yorker — Electronic health records were supposed to “make medical care easier and more efficient,” says The New Yorker. “But are screens coming between...
Kaiser Family Foundation map shows ranges of opioid addiction among Medicaid beneficiaries before the program was expanded in 2014. — Kentucky has gained more flexibility to provide substance-use-disorder (SUD) services for...