It was motivating to see the engagement, energy, and enthusiasm by members of the KHC’s Board of Directors, staff, and support team last week as they worked together to build the KHC’s focus areas for 2023-2025. The group came together for a day of planning followed by a night of […]
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KHC Member Spotlight: Anoop Mansukhani
Anoop Mansukhani Merck and Co. Inc. Job Title: Senior Corporate Account Executive Member of the KHC for: 12 years Anoop collaborates with coalitions, employers and benefit consultants to improve employee health and well-being. What are you currently working on that you are most excited about? How do you think it […]
KHC Member Spotlight: Leigh Ann Yost
Leigh Ann Yost ChooseWell Communities Job Title: Executive Director Member of the KHC for: ChooseWell joined the KHC in 2022 Leigh Ann provides the executive direction for the small non-profit, including administration and management of three employees. ChooseWell’s mission is to create a community that equips families in recovery with […]
RAND Hospital Price Study Reveals Variation in Kentucky, Southern Indiana
The KHC’s three main organizational strategies are to improve healthcare quality, make healthcare more affordable, and build equitable healthcare communities. As an organization, we have long understood that transparency of information is critical to achieving those strategies. One aspect of transparency relates to hospital costs. This month the KHC hosted […]
KHC Partner Spotlight: Yolanda Reed
Late last year, longtime KHC partner and former KHC Board Member Yolanda Reed joined the KHC team as an independent contractor to assist with member recruitment. In the past several months, Yolanda has enjoyed talking to and educating people about KHC’s body of work, the organization’s commitment to community, and […]
Removing Barriers to Care with Community Health Workers
A 2022 America’s Health Ranking report from the United Health Foundation ranked Kentucky 48th out of the 50 states in overall health outcomes. The ranking considered various measures in the domains of social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care, and behaviors. In addition to the overall poor health outcomes […]
Updates from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Leadership Summits
In just the second in-person staff trip since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, the KHC staff attended in June the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Leadership Summits in Detroit. The two-day event focused on fiduciary and affordability, rebuilding trust and transparency, and humanistic health. Below is a […]
KHC Member Spotlight: Andrew McCart
Andrew McCart University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) Job Title: Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Health Management Programs Member of the KHC since: UofL SPHIS has been a member for more than a decade Dr. McCart teaches and works in the University of Louisville’s […]
Removing the Blinders on Racism in Healthcare
I recently had two contrasting experiences in the same day related to racism in healthcare that I haven’t been able get out of my mind. First thing in the morning, I received a copy of a commentary piece in the Wall Street Journal, Tell Your Doctor Your Symptoms, Not Your […]
