Improving whole health: Lexington jumps 28 spots in annual American Fitness Index®
By Quin Welch, Building Kentucky The 2025 American Fitness Index®, an annual report that evaluates America’s 100 largest cities using 35 evidence-based indicators, including food insecurity, air quality and reports of very good or excellent health, shows that Lexington residents’ health is on the rise. The report is published by the American College of Sports […]
Simple screenings, lifesaving results: Anthem’s impact at the Kentucky State Fair
By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky For more than three decades, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky has offered free skin cancer screenings to Kentucky State Fair attendees. “The fair setting is pretty simple and convenient – you don’t have to think ahead or schedule an appointment, and anyone can come. It doesn’t matter […]
Flemingsburg practice recognized by Anthem in inaugural Care Provider Recognition Program
By Quin Welch, Building Kentucky Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky today proudly named Flemingsburg-based Family Medicine Associates of Flemingsburg as one of only 19 national recipients in its inaugural Care Provider Recognition Program. Created in partnership with its affiliated health plans across the country, Anthem’s new program celebrates top performing independent and […]
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield partners with Kentucky Cancer Program to screen fairgoers for skin cancer
By Quin Welch, Building Kentucky As the Kentucky State Fair opened its doors to fair-goers from across the Commonwealth in August, the Kentucky Cancer Program and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield partnered to offer free skin cancer screenings to fair attendees for the full duration of the fair. According to the National Cancer Institute, […]
Lexington nonprofit tying haircuts to health
By Quin Welch, Building Kentucky In many communities, the barbershop is more than just a place for a haircut. It’s a gathering place where stories are told, and information is exchanged. Project Ricochet, a community-based organization working diligently to increase equity in health care, hosted its first Barbershop Showcase and Public Health Fair at Lexington’s […]
OPINION: Healthcare leaders encourage Medicaid recipients to redetermine eligibility for coverage
By Dr. Lori Caloia, Dr. Jason Smith, Dr. James Frazier Access to health care services, doctors, vaccines, medications, therapies and guidance can have life-changing consequences. Health care coverage is not a nice to have. It’s a must-have. And it’s available for Kentuckians of all ages. And for those enrolled in Medicaid, action is required to […]
Shively Area Ministries seeks to help neighbors maintain health coverage
By Quin Welch, Building Kentucky As Americans everywhere become at risk of their health coverage because of the national Medicaid unwinding, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid of Kentucky continues to travel the state and work with community-based organizations throughout the Commonwealth to prevent Medicaid members from losing their health coverage. . Shively Area […]
UK’s Rural Physician Leadership Program, Anthem Medicaid announce new rural medicine scholarships
By Quin Welch, Building Kentucky The University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid in Kentucky announced new scholarship opportunities for UK’s Rural Physician Leadership Program (RPLP). The Anthem Rural Medicine Scholarships will provide $100,000 to offset the cost of medical school for students in the RPLP. In a state that suffers from high rates […]
Helping hometown health care heroes, UofL and Anthem Kentucky Medicaid launch new rural medicine scholarship
By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky The University of Louisville (UofL) and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid in Kentucky recently announced an endowed scholarship to increase access to care and improve health equity in Kentucky’s rural areas. The Anthem Medicaid Rural Medicine Scholarship will support up to four students at the UofL Trover Campus […]