Health News
- Newspapers Large And Small Inform Readers (and Even Non-subscribers) About The Complexities Of Health-care Reform
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues In about two months, states and the federal government will open online marketplaces for health insurance, which will also offer subsidies based on income and the opportunity...
- State Business And Health Groups Team Up For Forums To Answer The Question: Do Smoking Bans Help The Bottom Line?
Some of Kentucky?s leading health and business organizations will host a series of smoke-free forums throughout the state throughout the fall. A joint effort of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the Kentucky Public Health Association, Foundation for the...
- Free Seminar On Guardianship To Be Offered Feb. 26 In Lexington
Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform will provide the opportunity to learn from experts about guardianship Feb. 26. More than 23,000 Kentuckians live in nursing homes. Lexington attorneys Carolyn Kenton and Robert McClelland will speak, along with Virgiel...
- Substance Abuse Conference Will Be Held At Lexington Marriott Jan. 18-19; Attendance Will Be Limited To The First 250 Registrants
Seeking to build collaborations and partnerships to help deal with prescription drug abuse, a conference called "The Different Faces of Substance Abuse" will be held Jan. 18-19 at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington. The featured speaker Jan....
- Jennifer Terrell Earns Romg Chamber President's Award
Jennifer Terrell, director of Volunteers and Business Outreach at Northwest Hospital, was the recipient of this year?s Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Chamber of Commerce President?s Award. This is an honor awarded by the chamber?s president and given...
Health News
Half-day seminars on health reform's impact on business Wed. and Thur.; journalists invited
Experts on the impact of federal health-care reform on business will give advice to Kentucky companies at half-day seminars in Lexington and Louisville on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Presentations about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will include discussions of expected cost increases and tax implications for businesses.
The Kentucky Health Care Reform Seminar will be presented by The Iasis Group, The Lane Report and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. The seminar is part of a statewide partnership that includes Commerce Lexington, Greater Louisville Inc., the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
The Lexington seminar will be held Wednesday, May 8, at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort, with registration starting at 12:30 p.m. The Louisville seminar will be held Thursday, May 9, at the Louisville Marriott Downtown, with registration beginning at 8 a.m.
Members of the news media are invited to attend the seminars at no cost. For more information or details about covering the event, contact the Kentucky Chamber's Jessica Fletcher at 502-848-8731.
The Kentucky Health Care Reform Seminar will be presented by The Iasis Group, The Lane Report and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. The seminar is part of a statewide partnership that includes Commerce Lexington, Greater Louisville Inc., the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
The Lexington seminar will be held Wednesday, May 8, at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort, with registration starting at 12:30 p.m. The Louisville seminar will be held Thursday, May 9, at the Louisville Marriott Downtown, with registration beginning at 8 a.m.
Members of the news media are invited to attend the seminars at no cost. For more information or details about covering the event, contact the Kentucky Chamber's Jessica Fletcher at 502-848-8731.
- Newspapers Large And Small Inform Readers (and Even Non-subscribers) About The Complexities Of Health-care Reform
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues In about two months, states and the federal government will open online marketplaces for health insurance, which will also offer subsidies based on income and the opportunity...
- State Business And Health Groups Team Up For Forums To Answer The Question: Do Smoking Bans Help The Bottom Line?
Some of Kentucky?s leading health and business organizations will host a series of smoke-free forums throughout the state throughout the fall. A joint effort of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the Kentucky Public Health Association, Foundation for the...
- Free Seminar On Guardianship To Be Offered Feb. 26 In Lexington
Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform will provide the opportunity to learn from experts about guardianship Feb. 26. More than 23,000 Kentuckians live in nursing homes. Lexington attorneys Carolyn Kenton and Robert McClelland will speak, along with Virgiel...
- Substance Abuse Conference Will Be Held At Lexington Marriott Jan. 18-19; Attendance Will Be Limited To The First 250 Registrants
Seeking to build collaborations and partnerships to help deal with prescription drug abuse, a conference called "The Different Faces of Substance Abuse" will be held Jan. 18-19 at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington. The featured speaker Jan....
- Jennifer Terrell Earns Romg Chamber President's Award
Jennifer Terrell, director of Volunteers and Business Outreach at Northwest Hospital, was the recipient of this year?s Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Chamber of Commerce President?s Award. This is an honor awarded by the chamber?s president and given...