Kentucky Hospital Association Podcast

State Senator Craig Richardson joins the KHA podcast for a look back at the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly.

We are halfway through the 2026 KY General Assembly Session and Bryon Ellis, KHA Associate Vice President of Government Relations, joins the podcast to talk about the health care and hospital related bills that are making their way through the legislature.

University of Louisville professor of pediatrics and practicing neonatologist Dr. Lori Devlin joins the podcast along with KHA VP of Quality and Health Professions Casey Franklin to talk about Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome and the East, Sleep, Console care approach for affected infants.

KHA Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Jim Musser joins the podcast to talk about the effects of Congress's HR1 on the Medicaid and health care landscape in Kentucky.

Connie White, Deputy Commissioner for Clinical Services for the KY Department for Public Health joins to talk about Maternal Care in Kentucky, strides being made in the state, and the partnership between KY's Hospitals and public health officials to provide comprehensive care to new and expectant mothers.

American Hospital Association Senior VP of Public Policy Analysis and Development Ashley Thompson joins the KHA podcast to talk about the AHA's new 'Cost of Caring' study. Learn more at https://www.aha.org/costsofcaring

KHA Senior Vice President of Policy & Government Relations Jim Musser joins the podcast to talk about the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly session, weighing the good, bad, and the work left undone.

KHA VP of Clinical Strategy Deb Campbell is back on the podcast to talk about sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) and how KHA is working to help survivors heal and move forward.

Donna Little, KHA’s Associate Vice President of Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs, and KHA Trauma Director and Kentucky Trauma Advisory Committee Secretary Dick Bartlett join the podcast to talk about the Kentucky Trauma System and much-needed legislation that would help expand and enhance Kentuckians’ access to trauma care.

KHA Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations returns with a preview of the Congressional Lame Duck and the 2025 KY General Assembly and the new Congress.

KY State Supreme Court Justice Debra Lambert joins the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on the intersection of the court and health care policy.

Karen Bradshaw from Russell County Hospital and Rosmond Dolen from KHA join the podcast to talk about Medicare Advantage. We cover what it is, the differences between Advantage and traditional Medicare, and some issues hospitals and patients have experienced with the plans.

KHA Associate Vice President for Government Affairs Travis Burton is sitting in as host. Travis talks to KY State Rep. Peyton Griffee about health care policy and his first term in the legislature.

Jim Musser is back on the KHA podcast to discuss the 340B prescription drug program

Jessica Covington, KHA Quality Program Pharmacists, joins the show to talk about KHA's Hypertension Awareness Campaign

SOS International President and CEO Denise Sears joins the KHA podcast to talk about the work her organization does using out-of-date or excess health care supplies to help people in need across the nation and the globe.

On a special Olympics episode, Dallas Robinson, Kentuckian and former Olympian, joins the show to discuss his life as an athlete, the excitement of the Olympics, and the impact of elite-level sports.

Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell joins the KHA Podcast to talk about the Food is Medicine initiative.

Rep. Amy Neighbors joins the KHA podcast to talk about legislation to help Sepsis patients she sponsored and passed into law during the 2024 KY General Assembly session.

The KHA Advocacy Team joins the show to share a wrap-up of the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly session.

A discussion surrounding social drivers of health in Kentucky and what Kentucky's Hospitals are doing to identify and mitigate them with KHA Director of Quality and Health Professions Casey Franklin.

KHA Associate Vice President of Government Affairs Travis Burton joins the podcast to highlight the midway point of the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly session.

State Senator Stephen Meredith joins the podcast to talk about the 2024 session and what he sees on the horizon for the health care industry during the session.

Freshman legislator, Rep. Wade Williams joins the show to talk about his experiences in his first session in Frankfort and the upcoming 2024 session. He also talks about the importance of legislation imposing penalties for threatening or attacking hospital workers.

The final episode in a 3 part series focusing on the KY Statewide Opioid Stewardship program, this time focusing on outpatient programs.