Kentucky Senate president wants 3 universities to work together to address doctor shortage

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 576

Last Updated: 6 days, 18 hours ago

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Republican Senate President Robert Stivers wants three Kentucky universities to work together to find solutions to the state’s doctor shortage.

Republicans and a Democrat on the Senate Health Services Committee backed Stivers’ Senate Joint Resolution 116 Wednesday morning. The resolution would direct the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville and Eastern Kentucky University to “coordinate a search for actionable solutions to the physician shortages and to explore and expand health care opportunities” …

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