Princess Health and UK pays big to settle a health-care debacle but keeps almost all details under wraps; Herald-Leader says trustees should worry. Princessiccia

Princess Health and UK pays big to settle a health-care debacle but keeps almost all details under wraps; Herald-Leader says trustees should worry. Princessiccia

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"The University of Kentucky has spent more than $5 million in the last year to...

Princess Health and Health-care consumers get little help resolving complaints, columnist says, citing some horrific examples. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Health-care consumers get little help resolving complaints, columnist says, citing some horrific examples. Princessiccia

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By Trudy LiebermanRural Health News ServiceWho protects consumers of health care?Two...

Princess Health and In Pineville, a new administrator from a Texas management firm is shaking up the local hospital in an effort to save it. Princessiccia

Princess Health and In Pineville, a new administrator from a Texas management firm is shaking up the local hospital in an effort to save it. Princessiccia

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Kentucky Health NewsThe crisis in rural hospitals is driven not only by changes...

Princess Health and Trying to stop overdose epidemic, CDC tells docs to limit most opioid prescriptions to 3-7 days, use low doses and warn patients. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Trying to stop overdose epidemic, CDC tells docs to limit most opioid prescriptions to 3-7 days, use low doses and warn patients. Princessiccia

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Princess Health and Turn, Turn, Turn - from Columbia/ HCA Executive, to Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to America's Healt Insurance Plans (AHIP). Princessiccia

Princess Health and Turn, Turn, Turn - from Columbia/ HCA Executive, to Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to America's Healt Insurance Plans (AHIP). Princessiccia

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Marilyn Tavenner's career continues to revolve, er, evolve.Columbia/ HCAMarilyn...

Princess Health and Three doctors, nine others in western half of Kentucky are indicted in the largest-ever federal 'takedown' of Medicaid fraud.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Three doctors, nine others in western half of Kentucky are indicted in the largest-ever federal 'takedown' of Medicaid fraud.Princessiccia

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Former Dr. Fred Gott of Bowling Green was arrested. (Photo: Miranda Pederson, Bowling...

Princess Health and The US' Multinational Trade Negotiations - Trading Away Its Own and Other Countries' Current and Future Restraints on Drug Prices?. Princessiccia

Princess Health and The US' Multinational Trade Negotiations - Trading Away Its Own and Other Countries' Current and Future Restraints on Drug Prices?. Princessiccia

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Trade Agreements More about Deregulation than Trade International trade negotiations,...

Princess Health and Seniors get a lot of anti-anxiety drugs, sometimes in dangerous combination with narcotics; Ky. ranks third in the nation in that.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Seniors get a lot of anti-anxiety drugs, sometimes in dangerous combination with narcotics; Ky. ranks third in the nation in that.Princessiccia

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When Medicare's drug program, called Part D, was put into place more than a decade...

Princess Health and Newspapers' data analysis finds that Kentucky's seniors on Medicare are among the sickest in U.S.; local data available.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Newspapers' data analysis finds that Kentucky's seniors on Medicare are among the sickest in U.S.; local data available.Princessiccia

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Red counties are over 21%. For map with data, click here. The top 10 Kentucky...

Princess Health andKentucky hospitals say they're losing money on Obamacare, as cost of treating new Medicaid patients exceeds reimbursements.Princessiccia

Princess Health andKentucky hospitals say they're losing money on Obamacare, as cost of treating new Medicaid patients exceeds reimbursements.Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsKentucky hospitals are struggling financially...

Princess Health andMost Kentucky hospitals did average or better in new patient satisfaction ratings; seven got top rating and six got bottom rating.Princessiccia

Princess Health andMost Kentucky hospitals did average or better in new patient satisfaction ratings; seven got top rating and six got bottom rating.Princessiccia

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Most of the Kentucky hospitals that were rated on a newly released five-star scale...

Princess Health andFederal agency offers a consumer-friendly website that ranks patients' experiences in your local hospitals .Princessiccia

Princess Health andFederal agency offers a consumer-friendly website that ranks patients' experiences in your local hospitals .Princessiccia

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Consumers now have access to a website that ranks 3,500 hospitals around the country...

Princess Health andAuditor will hold meetings in Prestonsburg, Princeton and Somerset to discuss his report on financial status of rural hospitals.Princessiccia

Princess Health andAuditor will hold meetings in Prestonsburg, Princeton and Somerset to discuss his report on financial status of rural hospitals.Princessiccia

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State Auditor Adam Edelen will hold three public meetings in rural communities to...

Princess Health andPlight of woman needing lung transplant, who has fallen through the cracks of the health-care system, gets attention from CNN.Princessiccia

Princess Health andPlight of woman needing lung transplant, who has fallen through the cracks of the health-care system, gets attention from CNN.Princessiccia

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Update: CNN reports that Kentucky issued a Medicaid provider number to the University...

Princess Health andDoctors don't tell most patients or caregivers about a diagnosis of Alzheimer's until the disease advances, advocacy group says.Princessiccia

Princess Health andDoctors don't tell most patients or caregivers about a diagnosis of Alzheimer's until the disease advances, advocacy group says.Princessiccia

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Every 67 seconds someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer�s disease and most don't...

Princess Health andUp to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough.Princessiccia

Princess Health andUp to 1/3 of rural hospitals in poor financial shape, auditor finds, calling report a baseline for local decisions that could be tough.Princessiccia

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By Melissa Patrick and Al CrossKentucky Health NewsFor a video of Edelen's press...