5/31/2016
Transition from kynect to Federally-supported State Base Exchange (FSSBM)
KY Voices for Health (KVH) recently published a summary of a call convened by HHS to discuss Kentucky’s transition from kynect to the FSSBM. For a complete copy of their summary click here. KVH shared their recommendations with HHS and KY officials based on their guiding principles, functions and metrics.
Fostering Success program aims to help 18- to 23-year-olds transitioning from foster care reach their goals
05/31/2016 06:42 PM
LOUISVILLE — Gov. Matt Bevin and other state officials unveiled a new program aimed to help young adults exiting foster care take the next step in their lives on Tuesday, whether that’s pursuing a college degree or joining Kentucky’s workforce. About 100 participants aged 18 to 23 will be the first to enter Fostering Success, a 10-week work program through the state that will teach computer and clerical skills to those transitioning from foster care. Participants will earn $10 per hour in... Read more 
Gov. Bevin says AG Beshear "dropping the ball" in transgender bathroom lawsuit while Beshear says he should have been consulted
05/31/2016 05:41 PM
LOUISVILLE — Gov. Matt Bevin accused Attorney General Andy Beshear of “dropping the ball” by not joining 11 other states in their lawsuit against the federal government’s directive on transgender bathroom policies for public schools. Beshear, at a separate news conference in Georgetown, said the governor’s statements that the attorney general’s office refused to join the suit “is entirely and totally false,” saying copies of the lawsuit and federal court guidance on the topic were on his desk as Bevin announced... Read more
Gilbert Sargent is a jolly, loquacious 74-year-old. For nearly everybody in the small suburb of Versailles, Ky., he goes by “Sarge.” For 25 years, Sarge has been working on and off as a school bus driver. Today he drives for Woodford County Public Schools, a district just outside Lexington. Sarge was meant to drive a school bus, he says, because of his love for children. He drives bus No. 7. 2:35 p.m. Sarge heads out for his first afternoon pick up at Simmons Elementary School. When he pulls up, teachers and students are waiting for him. He greets them with high-fives and hugs. Over the [...]
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Kentucky’s Medicaid commissioner says the state’s plan to scale back the expanded Medicaid system will not require beneficiaries to pay premiums, according to an Associated Press report. In the report, Commissioner Stephen Miller goes on to say that Medicaid recipients could receive fewer benefits, including reduced vision and dental services. Late last year, Gov. Matt Bevin announced that he would by 2017 “transform” the state’s expanded Medicaid system into one where recipients have “skin in the game” by paying for benefits. Doug Hogan, communications director for Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said that the state couldn’t comment on the proposed changes or negotiations [...]
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In his attempt to maintain control of the U.S. Senate and send a Republican to the White House this year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is walking an awkward line when talking about presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, McConnell was asked if Trump’s nomination would help Republican candidates for Senate during the November general election. “I think we don’t know yet,” McConnell said. “What I do think is that Senate races are big enough to where you can paint your own picture. And all of our candidates are going to be in a good position to [...]
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