Kentucky news and information

Kentucky's Medicaid program will expand to cover hundreds of thousands of additional people, Gov. Steve Beshear said Thursday.
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Nearly a year after a Kentucky hospital sued the state over its expanded Medicaid managed-care program, Gov. Steve Beshear has unveiled an “aggressive plan” to resolve payment disputes between payers and providers.
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Nearly a year after a Kentucky hospital sued the state over its expanded Medicaid managed-care program, Gov. Steve Beshear has unveiled an “aggressive plan” to resolve payment disputes between payers and providers.
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Private physician practices increasingly are being integrated into large hospital systems in Kentucky. But that integration is coming with a cost of $100,000 or more per physician each year for many hospital systems, according to a new report from Lexington, Ky.-based accounting and consulting firm...
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If Dr. Najam Azmat was not behind bars, he could still see patients in a hospital or clinic in Georgia.
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Greg Vigdor is the new president and CEO of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association as of March 4. Vigdor joins the Phoenix-based organization from Seattle, where he has been president and CEO of the Washington Health Foundation since its founding in 1992. Vigdor takes over the...
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Valinda Rutledge resigned as president of Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Ky., and Louisville market leader for the hospital's parent, KentuckyOne Health, effective March 1.
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Unlike in earlier rounds of budget brinkmanship, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans both seem content to fight out their latest showdown on the current terrain, let across-the-board spending cuts take effect on March 1 and allow them to stay in place for weeks if not much longer.
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Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio, and Catholic Health Partners, Cincinnati, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership.
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Erlanger Health System has tapped Kevin Spiegel, CEO of Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, to serve as its president and CEO. Spiegel, who has held the top spot at Methodist University Hospital since 2008, was one of three finalists for the positions, according to an Erlanger spokeswoman.
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