Up to $1 billion available to aid Kentucky hospitals, expand Medicaid

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Kentucky Hospitals Will Receive New Medicaid Funding Amid Strain Of Pandemic

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced an expansion of federal aid for state hospitals and a request for more vaccine doses from the federal government on Tuesday as he reported 2,250 new cases of COVID-19 in the state.Nearly 3,200 people have died from the virus in the Commonwealth. Beshear announced 27 new deaths Tuesday and the state’s positivity rate is down slightly to 11.5%. Cases have decreased compared to recent weeks.More than 83,000 Kent…