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By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The Obama administration on Monday set a timeline for historic changes in how it pays doctors, hospitals and other health providers under Medicare, shifting...
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, the Appalachian Heart Center and UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart Institute announced a new collaboration to deliver cardiovascular care to Eastern Kentuckians, which will extend the UK’s sub-specialty care...
Dr. Patrick Conway, chief medical director of the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will be presenting to Kentucky-based Health Watch USA on July 31 at 5 p.m., and...
Each year, U.S. News and World Report publishes its “Best Hospitals” guide for people seeking a high level of specialty care. The only Kentucky hospital to be nationally ranked in...
Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D., an internal medicine and infectious disease specialist in Lexington, was installed as president of the American Medical Association at its annual meeting Tuesday night in Chicago. The AMA...
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has given UK HealthCare the green light for its $31 million plan to outfit the eighth floor of Pavilion A at UK Chandler...
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...
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News With the downturn in the economy part of the reason, Kentucky’s hospitals say they gave back a whopping $1.67 billion to their communities in...
Why does getting an MRI in the United States cost $1,080 when it only costs $280 in France? The answer comes down to how the prices are set, reports Ezra...
Health insurance in the U.S. has some of its roots in the World War II shipyards of Henry J. Kaiser, who built 747 vessels for the Navy. The war made...