Significant Amendments to Kentucky’s Health Insurance Utilization Review Laws
During the 2019 Regular Session, the Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill (SB) 54, which goes into effect January 1, 2020. At first blush, these
During the 2019 Regular Session, the Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill (SB) 54, which goes into effect January 1, 2020. At first blush, these
LEXINGTON In an article within the New England Journal of Medicine in 2012, Phillip Pizzo, MD, and Noreen Clark, PhD, noted that “the magnitude of
In an effort to curb the nation’s opioid crisis, US state legislators have recently passed a series of laws to limit the prescribing of such
The Alliance for Innovative Medicine (AIM) is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that serves as the voice for professionals who believe that medical cannabis should be
In the past, when a woman went to a doctor, she would likely leave with a prescription for pills or a referral to a surgeon.
This is Part 2 of a career retrospective on Preston P. Nunnelley, MD. With over 40 years in private OB/GYN practice, organized medicine, and hospital
The article in MD-UPDATE Issue #85 that focused on the recent legislation on collaborative agreements for nurse practitioner prescription writing was informative. As an individual
On April 7, 2014, Governor Steve Beshear signed Senate Bill 118, an act related to prescription eye drops. The bill was heavily lobbied for by
Kentucky’s troubled history with the abuse of prescription medication is no secret. Recent legislation hopes to reduce access to prescription pills while not interfering with
On July 20, 2012, new laws became effective that will impact every physician practicing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. These new laws explicitly regulate how
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