Stop-Gap Funding Prevents Outpatient Service Cuts At Kentucky’s Lee Specialty Clinic For People With I/DD

Lee Specialty Clinic, a state-operated provider organization serving individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), planned to scale back its outpatient services beginning July 15, 2026, following a 66% funding reduction in the 2026-2028 state budget adopted by the Kentucky General Assembly. The reduction cut the clinic's funding by approximately $4.5 million. However, on June 25, 2026, Governor Andy Beshear announced plans to reallocate funding from a $400 million state annex renovation project scheduled for 2029 to prevent the loss of the clinic's outpatient services. The funding transfer is expected to support the clinic through . . .