Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Governor Beshear Seeking Financial Help
KENTUCKY...
Gov. Steve Beshear is calling on Kentucky's congressional delegation to press for additional financial help for state Medicaid programs. Beshear sent letters to federal lawmakers from Kentucky on Monday urging them to work quickly to approve a proposal to provide additional federal Medicaid funding, which, he said, is needed to help state government through economic hardship. Beshear said state lawmakers had counted on additional federal Medicaid funds to balance a recently passed $17 billion budget. Without the federal funds, Beshear said Kentucky's budget would be short $238 million, which would force major cuts to Medicaid and other government programs.
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