Andy Beshear Set Out to Make Drug Treatment Widely Available in Kentucky. Fraud and Abuse Followed.
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Source: ProPublica
Published: 2026-07-30 19:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Health Care
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Health, Tax & Budget, Sexual Violence, Fraud & Corruption, Drugs, Crime & Justice
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By the end of 2020, Kentucky’s newly elected Gov. Andy Beshear had one goal above all others: Keep people alive. The state was battling two merciless threats. COVID-19 was killing hundreds of people each month, and deadly drug overdoses were among the highest in the nation. Calling addiction a disease that breeds in isolation, Beshear worried people would stop seeking treatment for fear of contracting COVID-19.
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