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Andy Beshear: “We're closing that gap and funding the additional costs of…”

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Gov. Andy Beshear - Update on Medicaid Funding 7/22/26

Published | Video Starts at 22:48

Just like in Medicaid, they provided the same amount of funding for the existing recipient's health care as they did two years ago. When everything has gone up today, We're closing that gap and funding the additional costs of the existing slots that were underfunded. so that we can fully maximize every single slot that's been authorized. To me, it's hard to understand how others can listen to Becca's story or stories like hers and think it was okay to not fully fund these programs. (22:48–22:55)

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Asserts that the state is addressing the funding gap for existing Michelle P. Waiver slots.

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