Bill that KY hospitals said they need fell victim to dizzying last-minute changes in House • Kentucky Lantern

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Bill that KY hospitals said they need fell victim to dizzying last-minute changes in House • Kentucky Lantern

Sen. Stephen Meredith, R-Leitchfield, told his Senate colleagues, “I’m not just asking you for help on this, I’m begging you" as his bill protecting a program that he said pumps $250 million into Kentucky hospitals died Friday. (LRC Public Information)A bill Kentucky hospitals say was essential to preserving funds for charity care appears dead after lawmakers in the House late Friday rolled Senate Bill 14 — plus several other health measures — i…