Jun 17 Health U of L Hospital May Prescribe MAT For Opioid Use, Following Study Recommendations For people who overdose in Kentucky, getting taken to the emergency room doesn’t necessarily mean starting treatment to help their addiction. Now, a new study says that if ERs could prescribe medicines to help people quit, more people would likely enter treatment. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 17 Health U of L Hospital May Prescribe MAT For Opioid Use, Following Study Recommendations Lisa Gillespie
Feb 21 Health Emergency Or Not? Ky. Medicaid Changes Will Penalize For Unnecessary ER Visits Kentuckians with Medicaid who go to the ER for what they think is an emergency, but later is determined not to be, will be penalized starting July 1. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 21 Health Ky. Medicaid Changes Will Penalize For Unnecessary ER Visits Lisa Gillespie
Feb 16 Health Anthem Tweaks Policy On Non-Emergency ER Visits Health insurer Anthem will start paying for some emergency room visits that they deem "non-emergencies" following pushback from ER doctors and patients. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 16 Health Anthem Tweaks Policy On Non-Emergency ER Visits Lisa Gillespie
Nov 18 Health More ER Patients Now Paying With Medicaid, Report Says Before the Medicaid expansion, many uninsured Kentuckians were going to the emergency room instead of a primary care doctor for non-emergency treatment. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 18 Health More ER Patients Now Paying With Medicaid, Report Says Lisa Gillespie
Nov 11 Health South Louisville’s Only Hospital Opens New Emergency Department Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital re-opened a renovated emergency department Friday that’s been doubled in size and provides more privacy for patients. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 11 Health South Louisville's Only Hospital Opens New ER Department Lisa Gillespie