Kentucky news and information

Adult obesity still isn't budging, the latest government survey shows. The national telephone survey found 13 states with very high rates of obesity last year. Overall, the proportion of U.S. adults deemed obese has been about the same for years now.
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A dozen providers in a low-income part of the country will receive $5.4 million in federal funding to address a number of chronic conditions that affect residents there at a more frequent rate compared with the rest of the country.
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The expanding number of doctors offering appointments through videoconferencing, called telemedicine, is expected to see a sharp increase in Kentucky.
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Federal prosecutors in Milwaukee sued a Kentucky-based pharmaceuticals services firm on Friday, accusing PharMerica Corp. of illegally dispensing addictive narcotics without proper oversight.
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Changes in Kentucky's telehealth regulations are now making it easier for more providers to deliver more healthcare services to Medicaid patients by video link. Kentucky has had a telehealth network since 2000, but according to Rob Sprang, the network's co-manager and director of Kentucky TeleCare,...
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It's no surprise that collaboration between payers and providers will continue to increase as the launch of health insurance exchanges in October approaches. But sustaining that cooperation will require “physician champions” to work closely with payers and more simplified contracts...
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Northern Kentucky medical professionals and experts warn that a shortage of physicians who accept Medicaid now, especially primary-care doctors,will get worse when nearly 19,000 new potential patients become eligible in the region for the federally funded health-insurance program.
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A medical helicopter crashed in the parking lot of an elementary school in eastern Kentucky, killing all three crewmembers aboard.
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A medical helicopter crashed in the parking lot of an elementary school in eastern Kentucky, killing all three crewmembers aboard. Witnesses described heavy fog at the time, though forecasters said there was no severe weather.
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Kentucky Spirit Health Plan doesn't have the right to withdraw early from a contract with the state as a Medicaid managed care organization.
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