Health Care
Personalized Health Care for a Price: Local practice converts to concierge model
The Lexington primary care practice of Dr. John Borders and Dr. Gregory Hood has signed onto the national network of MDVIP, joining the small but growing conversion to concierge medicine. more
Lexington Diagnostic Center under new ownership
Lexington Diagnostic Center & Open MRI is changing hands after more than 30 years in business. more
Baptist Health to cut 288 jobs in restructuring
Baptist Health, a major health-care provider based in Louisville, has announced a restructuring plan that will eliminate 288 employees. more
UK College of Medicine plans medical school campus in N. Kentucky
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine has announced plans to create a medical school campus in Northern Kentucky as part of an initiative to develop regional centers of medial education and boost the number of doctors across the state. more
Humana-Aetna merger officially dead, with Humana claiming $1B breakup fee
Louisville-based Humana has announced the official end of a planned $37 billion mega-merger with fellow health insurance titan Aetna. more
Hospice of Bluegrass rebrands as Bluegrass Care Navigators
Hospice of the Bluegrass, a Lexington-based nonprofit that provides nursing and hospice care across central Kentucky, has rebranded as Bluegrass Care Navigators, in a move meant to better reflect its services. more
Federal judge blocks $37 billion Aetna-Humana merger
A federal judge has blocked the $37 billion mega-merger of health insurance titans Aetna and Louisville-based Humana. more
UK HealthCare chief Michael Karpf to retire in 2017
Dr. Michael Karpf has announced his plan to retire as UK's executive vice president for health affairs in 2017. more
UK HealthCare to Locate Clinics in Former Turfland Mall Dillard's
A rendering of the planned renovation of the former Dillard's location at Turfland Mall.Lexington, KY - UK HealthCare has announced plans to relocate some of its primary [...] more
Eastern State Hospital Settles into New Home at Coldstream
Eastern State Hospital's exteriorOn Sept. 10, it took roughly three hours for Eastern State Hospital to jump two centuries forward.At least that’s how it felt for the staff [...] more
State Medicaid Officials: New System is Improving Health, Tell Providers to Meet with MCOs to get Paid
Lexington, KY - At the latest in a series of forums on Medicaid managed care,... more
Business-Focused Health-Care Reform Seminars in May
Experts on the impact of federal health-care reform on business will present advice to Kentucky companies at half-day seminars in Lexington and Louisville on May 8 and 9.Each half-day seminar will tackle the Affordable Care Act... more
Restaurant industry critical of healthcare ruling
Members of the foodservice industry expressed deep disappointment and concern after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision on Thursday to uphold President Barack Obama’s highly controversial health care law.More from... more
Living in a post-IPAB world
The second anniversary of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) just passed. And two years after its enactment, the debate over health-care reform is every bit as contentious. The recently released forecast from the Congressional... more
Health is the bottom line: Kentucky employers make good nutrition and exercise a priority at the office
Lexington, KY - Chronic disease is on the rise, as are associated health-care costs. In this same climate, schedules and budgets are tight, and both individuals and organizations confront the pressures of doing more with less. Most of... more
Challenges of workplace wellness
Lexington, KY - Companies could become more profitable through workplace health and safety programs that boost employee morale, attendance and retention. That was one message conveyed at the fourth annual Kentucky Worksite Wellness Conference... more
Ashgrove Woods brings integrated senior living to Brannon Crossing
Lexington, KY - As the population of America — and Kentucky — gets older, more and more families are faced with difficult decisions about the best living situations for older adults.Sharbel Joseph has seen how families can... more
Family-style retirement: Wesley Village retirement community aims to be more like home for senior residents
Lexington, KY - It is starting small, but the Wesley Village retirement community in Wilmore, Ky., wants to serve as an example of how Kentucky can improve the lives of its older adults.In 2011, it became the first in the state... more
A Lasting Legacy
Lexington, KY - Within the next several months, five senior women will become housemates at Lexington’s newly constructed Legacy Home, a cooperative living environment designed to serve... more
Central Baptist hosts men’s health challenge
Lexington, KY - March is a month of challenges for lots of men in central Kentucky. The challenges they talk about most often involve the University of Kentucky Wildcats and other collegiate basketball teams engaged in tournament play,... more