We solve big problems by engaging employers and healthcare stakeholders.
We believe healthcare is local and that a multi-sector collaboration approach provides the best opportunity for innovative, workable solutions to improve healthcare quality, cost and experience. Our collaborative is particularly useful in solving problems where multiple healthcare sectors can accomplish more together than alone.
Improve healthcare quality
A high value healthcare system has both high quality and reasonable pricing. It is the kind of care we want for our loved ones with equitable and exceptional outcomes that we can afford. The KHC is a community leader in healthcare measurement, quality and value work.
Make healthcare more affordable
The average employer spends $20,000 per year on healthcare for a family with the worker paying about a quarter of those premiums. Paying for the most expensive healthcare in the world does not get us better or safer care and strains government, businesses, and individuals’ budgets. Improving affordability requires employer engagement in addressing health, price, and waste in partnership with their health plans and providers.
Build healthier communities
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, according to the WHO. The KHC has worked on a variety of community health priorities over the years including obesity, chronic disease, tobacco, and diabetes. Our most recent initiatives have focused on opioid use disorder and COVID-19.
Upcoming Events
September 14, 2021, 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Community Forum: Supporting Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Through Transformational Employment
September 28, 2021, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Healthcare Equity Learning Series Session #1: Correcting Race-Based Medicine in Chronic Kidney Disease
News & Updates
National Alliance Offers Recommendations for Employers to Address Gaps in Social Needs and Determinants of Health for US Workforce
(Note: This piece was originally posted by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions here.) A key issue facing our healthcare system today is the impact of the social needs, social risks, and social determinants on today’s workforce. No longer just a public health concern, issues with economic instability, housing, […]
Kentucky Heart Month, Controlling High Blood Pressure, and the CARE SMPB Program
(Note: This guest blog post was written by Natalie Littlefield, Samantha Albuquerque, and David Davis from the Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program) February is Kentucky Heart Month, a time when all Kentuckians are urged to focus on their cardiovascular health. The Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (KHDSP) […]
KHC Releases 2021 Annual Report
“While 2020 was a year of change, 2021 was a year of action.” This statement from the opening letter in our 2021 Annual Report from Jenny Goins, Interim President and CEO of the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative, perfectly summarizes the essence of the past year. 2020 was a defining year for […]
What Does the KHC Mean to You and Your Organization?
What does the KHC mean to you? Over the years I’ve thought about this question at various times. In my past role as the leader of a KHC member organization, I’d usually think about it when I was asked to share why I belonged to and served on the KHC […]
