A team of fourth graders from Middlesboro Elementary school came together to help create a smoking ban in their community.
Several of these student leaders will be on hand to share their amazing accomplishment at the Kentucky Physicians Leadership Academy Sept.10 during the 2016 KMA Annual Meeting.
Commit to Quit Video Now Available
Studies show that up to seven in 10 smokers want to quit. That's good news in a state like Kentucky, where nearly 30 percent of adults smoke.
Click here to see how physicians are here to help you Commit to Quit in this new video now available for download to be played in physicians' offices.
Commit to Quit is a smoking cessation public outreach campaign funded by KMA's charitable arm, the Kentucky Foundation for Medical Care. Click here to learn more about the Foundation.
The Economic Side
Medicaid Waiver One Page Summary
Kentucky has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation--about one in five Kentuckians live in poverty--combined with some of the worst health statistics in the United States. More than one in three Kentuckians are covered by Medicaid, either through the traditional program or through expansion.
With Medicaid expansion, Kentucky reduced the uninsured rate to less than 8 percent and yet our dismal health statistics remain the same while health care costs continue to rise.That prompted Gov. Matt Bevin to redesign the Medicaid expansion via the 1115 Waiver. Here's a snapshot of key changes to the state's existing Medicaid expansion.
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McClain to Lead Study on How Alcohol Affects Organs
KMA member
Craig McClain, MD, UofL associate vice president for translational research and associate vice president for health affairs/research, will lead a study on how alcohol affects organs.
Prichard Named President and CEO of St. E's
KMA member Robert Prichard, MD, has been named president and CEO of St. Elizabeth Physicians. He will also serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Integration Officer.
Buser Named President Osteopathic Association
KMA member
Boyd Buser, D.O., dean of the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, was installed as president of the American Osteopathic Association.
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