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Many Kentucky providers serving vulnerable patients brace for 4% Medicaid rate cut Original

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By Sylvia Goodman Verified, Joe Sonka Verified
| Louisville Public Media Verified
Hospitals, physicians, psychologists and more will soon see less money for the services they provide to Kentucky Medicaid patients. In a June letter to healthcare providers, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration blamed the Kentucky General Assembly for not providing “sufficient funding” for services in the new two-year budget, requiring the state to slash rates for many healthcare providers by 4% across the board.
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ARC owner Tim Robinson pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges Original

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By Joe Sonka Verified
| Louisville Public Media Verified
The founder and owner of what was once Kentucky’s largest addiction treatment company pleaded not guilty to three federal charges in an Ashland courtroom Wednesday. Addiction Recovery Care owner Tim Robinson was indicted by a federal grand jury two weeks ago on three counts of wire fraud and money laundering related to an alleged scheme to keep his beleaguered company financially afloat.
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1,000 Kentuckians with disabilities to lose medical services, Beshear blames budget cuts Original

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By Sylvia Goodman Verified, Joe Sonka Verified
| Louisville Public Media Verified
Steve Tembeleski’s son Alex gets medical, dental and psychological care at Louisville’s Lee Specialty Clinic, a state-owned facility that provides comprehensive care to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Alex, a 31-year-old who was born with a genetic intellectual disability, is one of roughly a thousand Kentuckians who will likely lose their care team as the clinic must cut roughly two-thirds of its budget starting next month.
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