Ky medicaid deficit up 25%

"The deficit in the state's Medicaid program this year has grown more than 25 percent, to $231.8 million, two legislative committees were told yesterday."

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"Kentucky's Medicaid deficit has ballooned to $231.8 million, up from $183 million state officials previously projected for the government insurance program.

Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Janie Miller told House and Senate budget committees Wednesday that the state's portion of that deficit was approximately $69.5 million."