Plight of woman needing lung transplant, who has fallen through the cracks of the health-care system, gets attention from CNN

Plight of woman needing lung transplant, who has fallen through the cracks of the health-care system, gets attention from CNN

Unknown 7:12 PM health care access, lung disease, lung transplant, Medicaid, Medicare

Update: CNN reports that Kentucky issued a Medicaid provider number to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and the hospital confirm...

Poll illustrates how having insurance and access to a health care provider doesn't mean you can afford the care

Poll illustrates how having insurance and access to a health care provider doesn't mean you can afford the care

Unknown 6:26 AM health care access, health care costs, health insurance, insurance, Medicaid, poll

Just because a person has appropriate access to a health care provider doesn't mean they can afford to pay for their services, according...

Most rural hospitals in Kentucky are struggling financially and looking for ways to survive

Most rural hospitals in Kentucky are struggling financially and looking for ways to survive

Unknown 6:13 PM health care access, Medicaid, rural hospitals

Most rural hospitals in Kentucky are loosing money, putting them at risk of closing if they don't find another way to do business, Miran...

Regan Hunt, executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, named national Consumer Health Advocate of the Year

Regan Hunt, executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, named national Consumer Health Advocate of the Year

Unknown 1:15 PM awards, health care access, health reform, Kynect, lobbying, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Regan Hunt Regan Hunt, the executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health , has been named Consumer Health Advocate of the Year by  Famili...

Kentuckians like Kynect coverage as long as it's not called 'Obamacare,' and some don't like to talk about it

Kentuckians like Kynect coverage as long as it's not called 'Obamacare,' and some don't like to talk about it

Unknown 7:04 AM elections, health care access, health insurance, health policy, insurance exchange, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics

By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you -- unless you're talking ab...

Edelen says rural hospitals are top issue for rural U.S. and rural Kentucky; says some pols in state want to give up on rural Ky.

Edelen says rural hospitals are top issue for rural U.S. and rural Kentucky; says some pols in state want to give up on rural Ky.

Unknown 4:33 PM Affordable Care Act, critical access hospitals, health care access, health care reform, hospitals, insurance coverage, rural health

By Molly Burchett and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – State Auditor Adam Edelen has finished his series of town-ha...