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 CDC says state spends less than 8% of what it should on preventing use of tobacco; companies spend 13 times as much.Princessiccia

Princess Health and CDC says state spends less than 8% of what it should on preventing use of tobacco; companies spend 13 times as much.Princessiccia

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Kentucky spends only 7.6 percent of what it should spend on preventing the use...

Princess Health and Princess Health andDoctors in emergency rooms say they are busier since Obamacare began; hospitals struggle to handle extra patients.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andDoctors in emergency rooms say they are busier since Obamacare began; hospitals struggle to handle extra patients.Princessiccia

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Nearly half of emergency-room doctors say their ERs have seen an increase in patients...

Princess Health and Princess Health andObamacare navigator program in Georgia, overseen by former UK Extension official, is ended by state legislature.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andObamacare navigator program in Georgia, overseen by former UK Extension official, is ended by state legislature.Princessiccia

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By Melissa LandonKentucky Health NewsGeorgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law...

Princess Health and Baucus sees a health-reform 'train wreck,' fearing insurance exchanges won't be ready.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Baucus sees a health-reform 'train wreck,' fearing insurance exchanges won't be ready.Princessiccia

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Max Baucus (J. Scott Applewhite, AP)Senator Max Baucus, who as Senate Finance Committee...

Princess Health and Feds letting Arkansas privatize Medicaid expansion; idea could spread like wildfire, as in Florida, but cost questions remain.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Feds letting Arkansas privatize Medicaid expansion; idea could spread like wildfire, as in Florida, but cost questions remain.Princessiccia

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Arkansas has turned heads nationally with its preliminary plan to expand Medicaid...

Princess Health and If Republican governors are agreeing to expand Medicaid after lobbying by hospitals, can Beshear be far behind?.Princessiccia

Princess Health and If Republican governors are agreeing to expand Medicaid after lobbying by hospitals, can Beshear be far behind?.Princessiccia

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By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsFlorida Gov. Rick Scott's surprising announcement...

Princess Health and Kasich of Ohio is fifth Republican governor to accept Medicaid expansion; he and others cite need to protect rural hospitals, poor.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kasich of Ohio is fifth Republican governor to accept Medicaid expansion; he and others cite need to protect rural hospitals, poor.Princessiccia

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Several Republican governors have decided to expand Medicaid under federal...

Princess Health and Former head of Massachusetts health exchange says it's better to offer fewer, well-defined plans than set general criteria.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Former head of Massachusetts health exchange says it's better to offer fewer, well-defined plans than set general criteria.Princessiccia

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With  Kentucky stakeholders discussing their options to set up a state-run...

Princess Health and In bipartisan way, political leaders push passage of 'pill mill' bill.Princessiccia

Princess Health and In bipartisan way, political leaders push passage of 'pill mill' bill.Princessiccia

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A bipartisan group of political leaders issued a call today "to pass a bill that...