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Support
measures designed to accelerate the credentialing
process for commercial insurance for newly licensed
physicians. Encourage legislation to reimburse approved
medical providers from the time of their initial
application.
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Support
measures that promote the equitable distribution of
future health care professionals and the maintenance and
support of existing providers, which include the
following
– loan
repayment or tax incentive programs, and health
professional shortage area (HPSA) and medically
underserved area (MUA) designation reform.
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Support
reform of malpractice insurance coverage for medical
practitioners to include a state-level review panel of
experts to determine the merits of a case before
plaintiffs can go to trial.
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Support the
continued modernization of Medicaid and development of
e-health standards on a statewide basis to assure that
the health care needs of rural residents and the
technology issues facing rural practitioners are met.
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Support the
development of community-oriented primary care
–
including oral and mental health services
– in
rural areas with unmet need, particularly for the
uninsured and underinsured.
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Support
measures designed to improve rural residents’ overall
health, specifically
–
expansion of smoking and tobacco-usage prevention and
cessation programs; efforts to decrease drug and alcohol
abuse through prevention and treatment programs; and
efforts to address the health problems associated with
obesity.
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Support
measures to require that funds collected within the
Kentucky Provider Tax stay within the health care
delivery system.
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Support the
establishment of a statutory definition of “safety net
provider” in support of an indigent care trust fund.
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Support
measures to develop a statewide trauma system.
