Monday, March 01, 2010
Stumbo Questions Cabinet for Health and Family Services
KENTUCKY....
Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo is accusing a state agency of stonewalling lawmakers who are seeking details about the Medicaid managed Passport Health Plan as part of their budget deliberations. The plan currently serves about 157,000 members in Jefferson and 15 nearby counties, and lawmakers are considering whether to expand the program. Monday, Stumbo sent a letter to Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Janie Miller requesting immediate information about whether Passport is cost effective for the state. Miller responded that the cabinet has provided all requested information in a "timely manner" during the legislative session and assured Stumbo he would receive responses to most of his questions as early as Tuesday, with the other replies coming "as soon as possible."
Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo is accusing a state agency of stonewalling lawmakers who are seeking details about the Medicaid managed Passport Health Plan as part of their budget deliberations. The plan currently serves about 157,000 members in Jefferson and 15 nearby counties, and lawmakers are considering whether to expand the program. Monday, Stumbo sent a letter to Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Janie Miller requesting immediate information about whether Passport is cost effective for the state. Miller responded that the cabinet has provided all requested information in a "timely manner" during the legislative session and assured Stumbo he would receive responses to most of his questions as early as Tuesday, with the other replies coming "as soon as possible."
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