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As health care expands and more providers are needed, pressure grows to allow nurse practitioners more prescribing authority

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By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News As Kentucky expands Medicaid and implements the Affordable Care Act, more Kentuckians will have healt...

Ky. is already short of doctors, dentists; how will its health-care system handle expansion of Medicaid and private insurance?

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By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News In the wake of Gov. Steve Beshear’s recent decision to expand Medicaid under federal hea...

Legislature eases physician assistant rules; nurse practitioners' prescription power, Medicaid prompt-payment bills, others linger

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By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Kentucky General Assembly has joined other states in easing the restrictions on phys...

Poll shows Kentucky health-care providers often fail to discuss HIV testing with patients

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A new poll suggests that most Kentucky health-care providers follow guidelines for discussing HIV screening with their patients, despite the...

Poll finds four out of five Kentuckians are comfortable seeing a nurse practitioner or physician assistant for routine care

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New poll figures indicate the majority of Kentuckians are comfortable seeing a nurse practitioner, physician assistant or mid-level clinicia...

Frontier Nursing University in Hyden helps bring better family health care to rural America with distance learning

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Midwives and nurse practitioners who recently graduated from Frontier Nursing University  in Hyden address the unique challenges of rural ar...