Princess Health and Kids Count report finds Ky. remains in the bottom 1/3 of states for children's well-being; is this a predictor of the state's future?. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kids Count report finds Ky. remains in the bottom 1/3 of states for children's well-being; is this a predictor of the state's future?. Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsIf Kentucky's future lies in the well-being...

Princess Health and Kentucky Center for Economic Policy report warns about impact of Bevin's proposed Medicaid changes. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentucky Center for Economic Policy report warns about impact of Bevin's proposed Medicaid changes. Princessiccia

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By Danielle RayKentucky Health NewsA research group with a liberal outlook warned...

Princess Health and Prescription drug addiction not only comes at a personal cost to individuals, but also at an enormous cost to employers. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Prescription drug addiction not only comes at a personal cost to individuals, but also at an enormous cost to employers. Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsWith nearly one of three opioid prescriptions...

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 Struggling Tenn. hospital takes care of Kentuckians, who get better care than Tennesseans thanks to expanded Medicaid. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Struggling Tenn. hospital takes care of Kentuckians, who get better care than Tennesseans thanks to expanded Medicaid. Princessiccia

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Jellico Community Hospital, just across the Kentucky border in Tennessee along...

Princess Health andBaptist Health is first stand-alone health provider to become founding partner of Shaping our Appalachian Region effort.Princessiccia

Princess Health andBaptist Health is first stand-alone health provider to become founding partner of Shaping our Appalachian Region effort.Princessiccia

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Baptist Health has become the first stand-alone health-care provider to sign on...

Princess Health andStudy of poor but healthy Appalachian counties aims to find community-based approaches to improving the region's health .Princessiccia

Princess Health andStudy of poor but healthy Appalachian counties aims to find community-based approaches to improving the region's health .Princessiccia

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Though some people equate Appalachian areas with poverty, David Krol seeks to "shine...

Princess Health and Princess Health andKentucky ranks 49th in well-being survey, and Eastern Kentucky's congressional district ranks last in the nation.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andKentucky ranks 49th in well-being survey, and Eastern Kentucky's congressional district ranks last in the nation.Princessiccia

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Kentucky ranked 49th in the nation in a survey that measures perception of well-being,...

Princess Health and Princess Health andTobacco is top target in Beshear's health plans, but he still praises expansion of plant that makes smokeless tobacco.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andTobacco is top target in Beshear's health plans, but he still praises expansion of plant that makes smokeless tobacco.Princessiccia

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Gov. Steve Beshear says tobacco is the main cause of Kentuckians' relatively poor...

Princess Health and Survey suggests Great Recession has harmed the health of Kentuckians.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Survey suggests Great Recession has harmed the health of Kentuckians.Princessiccia

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A recent poll shows continuation of a trend threatening Kentucky's overall health:...

Princess Health and 28% of Ky. adults 18-64 say they lack health coverage; 41% lacked it sometime in last year; employer coverage down since '08.Princessiccia

Princess Health and 28% of Ky. adults 18-64 say they lack health coverage; 41% lacked it sometime in last year; employer coverage down since '08.Princessiccia

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Nearly three in 10 working-age adults in Kentucky are not covered by any form of...

Princess Health and Kentuckians think their children's generation will be less healthy and worse off economically than current working-age generation.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentuckians think their children's generation will be less healthy and worse off economically than current working-age generation.Princessiccia

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Forty percent of Kentucky adults think their children's generation will be less...

Princess Health and Kentucky hospitals say they gave back $1.67 billion to their communities in 2010, mostly by absorbing losses and bad debts.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentucky hospitals say they gave back $1.67 billion to their communities in 2010, mostly by absorbing losses and bad debts.Princessiccia

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By Tara KaprowyKentucky Health NewsWith the downturn in the economy part of the...