doctor shortage

Murray State University and the University of Louisville officials came together Thursday on the western Kentucky college’s campus to sign a letter of intent in the hopes of launching a new medical school.

The Association of American Medical Schools found that fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to Kentucky residency programs.

A new partnership will give some Western Kentucky University students a direct path to medical school without having to leave Warren County. Ground was…

There’s been a big demand for primary care doctors in the past 10 years, and that need will only grow over the next decade. That’s according to new…

Kentucky is facing a doctor shortage. A 2013 report commissioned by the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange found the state lacks about 3,800 doctors,…

Under the Affordable Care Act, Kentucky chose to expand Medicaid eligibility, which means an additional 308,000 Kentuckians will qualify for health care…

A consulting firm says the planned expansion of Kentucky's Medicaid program coupled with a push to help the uninsured obtain health coverage will worsen…