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Beshear Saves Medicaid with State Surplus | Lexington News
Governor Beshear’s bold move to divert $255 million from state savings halts looming Medicaid cuts, protecting over 1.3 million Kentuckians—including children, seniors, and people with disabilities—from devastating service reductions. Blaming the General Assembly for underfunding, he also allocates $4 million to revive a senior meals program, citing strong tax revenues—including a major corporate tax windfall—as the source of the surplus. This action, which covers the first year of the two-year budget, sparks a heated standoff with lawmakers who insist they fully funded Medicaid and question…
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