January 18, 2024

Bills proposed for certificate of need in 2024 legislative session

Last week, I filed three bills concerning the Certificate of Need process. House Bills 202, 203, and 204 reenvision the Certificate of Need application procedure, and move the state toward a robust and vibrant healthcare model accessible to all Kentuckians. This week, I wanted to provide summaries of these legislative proposals. In addition, you can read summaries of each piece …

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January 16, 2024

Meet Rep. Marianne Proctor

Rep. Marianne Proctor has followed politics for quite a while. But it was government response to COVID-19 that she says showed her just how much politics can impact individual lives.

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January 11, 2024

Certificate of need laws create medical monopolies and hurt Kentucky’s most vulnerable.

Louisville entrepreneur Dipendra Tiwari saw a problem and responded in 2018. Nepali-speaking refugees needed nursing care and other services in their native language, so he and a business partner decided to fill the void.

Their solution was Grace Home Care, a home health agency focused on the Nepali-speaking community. Yet before Tiwari and his partner could open, they found themselves caught in a policy debate that Kentucky lawmakers have slow-walked for more than 40 years.

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