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Kentucky Governor Blocks Medicaid Cuts | Lexington News
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear just dropped a major surprise: $255 million to block a planned 4% Medicaid reimbursement cut, funded by the state’s seventh straight budget surplus. He’s also throwing $4 million to Senior Meals and fully funding the Michelle P. Waiver — a lifeline for 19,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities waiting for home-based care. The move follows protests against the cuts and comes amid a heated back-and-forth with the General Assembly, where Beshear blames lawmakers for underfunding Medicaid — while the Speaker says they gave him more than he…
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