In Kentucky last week the state settled a lawsuit filed by a family waiting for help for medicaid supports for an additional $182 million more over the next two years to continue to expand services by seeking increased state funding. Governor Ernie Fletcher had already funded $45 million for the next two years as part of his proposed budget. Kentucky's Medicaid program spends about $280 million a year to aid people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities. That is planned to rise to $485 million by 2010.
Georgia's waiting lists have reached 6,400 people today, with over $200 million currently going to home and community based services. Last year Governor Perdue funded 925 waivers slots to reduce our waiting lists and has proposed only 750 slots within his budget this year.
To read more about the settlement in Kentucky go to State settles suit over Medicaid
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