Kentucky lawmakers are now in conversations to add funding back to a clinic relied on by over a thousand families. Lee Specialty Clinic in south Louisville makes life-changing improvements in its adult patients, for example, helping them learn to speak.
About 1,000 patients with disabilities are expected to lose access to dental and other medical services … Budget cuts at Kentucky specialty clinic place dental care access at risk (Becker’s Dental)Read more
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Steve Tembeleski’s son Alex gets medical, dental and psychological care at Louisville’s Lee Specialty Clinic, a state-owned facility that provides comprehensive care to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Alex, a 31-year-old who was born with a genetic intellectual disability, is one of roughly a thousand Kentuckians who will likely lose their care team as the clinic must cut roughly two-thirds of its budget starting next month.
I have remained silent on this issue for weeks. Not because I didn’t care. Not because … “Mario’s future matters.” (Tony C. Cipolla)Read more
Bright yellow t-shirts & yard signs featuring “SAVE LEE CLINIC” have been ordered. The shirts will … SaveLeeClinic.org T-shirts & Yard SignsRead more
Lee Specialty Clinic is Kentucky’s only medical and behavioral clinic designed specifically for people with intellectual … What Is Lee Specialty Clinic & Why It Matters (Council on Developmental Disabilities)Read more
Deep cuts in the new state budget are causing major service disruptions at the state-owned Lee … Deep cuts in the new state budget are causing major service disruptions at the state-owned Lee Specialty Clinic (Kentucky Center for Economic Policy)Read more
Staff say despite the risk of patients biting them, they want to keep their jobs and … Families plan Frankfort rally to save specialty clinic for adults needing special care (WHAS11)Read more
Patients with disabilities are losing access to a unique health clinic. State leaders said budget cuts … Patients with disabilities face fewer care options as Louisville clinic cuts services (Spectrum News)Read more
The Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities is aware of the cuts to Medicaid provider reimbursement rates … Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities (Facebook)Read more
