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Federal Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Wednesday July 03, 2024 ( 4 items )  

HHS Authorizes Five States to Provide Historic Health Care Coverage for People Transitioning out of Incarceration
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont to provide better continuity of Medicaid and CHIP coverage for incarcerated people, whose health care needs -- from substance-use disorder treatment to chronic physical health conditions -- have historically gone overlooked. Adults and youth transitioning out of incarceration can experience delays in getting access to Medicaid or CHIP coverage   more

HHS Authorizes Five States to Provide Historic Health Care Coverage for People Transitioning out of Incarceration
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont to provide better continuity of Medicaid and CHIP coverage for incarcerated people, whose health care needs -- from substance-use disorder treatment to chronic physical health conditions -- have historically gone overlooked. Adults and youth transitioning out of incarceration can experience   more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Final Defendant Sentenced in Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release: A Lexington, Ky., man, Darnell Thomas, Jr. 32, was sentenced on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, to 240 months, for conspiracy to distribute 10 grams or more of fluorofentanyl, 40 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl, and heroin, and distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl. According to his plea agreement, between October and  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Lexington Man Sentenced for Armed Drug Trafficking
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release: A Lexington, Ky., man, Chris Williams, 29, was sentenced on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, to 200 months, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, distribution of fentanyl, and two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of   more