The state-owned Lee Specialty Clinic serves 1,300 patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration has slashed its budget by millions, blaming state budget cuts.
“The irony is there should be two or three more of them,” Tembeleski said. “Not freaking shutting it down.”
The staff at the specialty clinic learned of the cuts Thursday and were told they will go into effect July 15. A spokesperson for the Cabinet of Health and Family Services said outpatient services would be severely limited and blamed budget cuts implemented in the two-year state budget. It amounts to a $4.5 million reduction for the clinic — roughly two-thirds of the facility’s budget.
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Source: LPM/Kentucky Public Radio; https://www.lpm.org/news/2026-06-13/1-000-kentuckians-with-disabilities-to-lose-medical-services-beshear-blames-budget-cuts