Recovery Act: Kentucky Highlights
| Since the enactment of the Recovery Act in 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made $1.6 billion in stimulus funds available in the Commonwealth of Kentucky* for Community Health Centers, universities and other institutions to provide fiscal relief, improve and expand access to health care, provide child care and other social services for its most vulnerable citizens, establish the infrastructure for health information technology, and conduct scientific research. 
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This includes:- $1.2 billion for the increased Federal share (FMAP) of State Medicaid costs.
- $116 million for health information technology (IT), including:
- $99.3 million for Kentucky’s Medicaid Electronic Health Record incentive program for implementation and payments to providers and hospitals.
- $9.8 million to the State Cabinet for Health and Family Services to facilitate health information exchange.
- $6.9 million for the University of Kentucky Research Foundation to create a Regional Extension Center to provide health IT support services to doctors and providers.
- $82.8 million for scientific research, equipment, and facilities, including:
- $9.8 million for the University of Louisville to expand the Center for Predictive Medicine Regional Biocontainment Laboratory for research in priority pathogens.
- $6.9 million to the University of Kentucky for renovations.
- $49.1 million for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), including $42.5 million for subsidized jobs programs.
- $36.1 million for Early Head Start and Head Start programs to expand and improve quality.
- $34.9 million for the Child Care and Development Fund to increase access to child care and improve quality.
- $23.4 million for Community Health Center services, construction, equipment, and health IT, including:
- $2.6 million for the Family Health Center in Louisville for increased demand for services, construction, and equipment.
- $2.1 million for Big Sandy Health Care Inc. in Prestonsburg for a new service site, increased demand for services, construction, and equipment.
- $22.3 million for immunization programs.
- $16.6 million for the Community Services Block Grant for community action agencies to help low-income people become self-sufficient.
- $7.9 million for the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative for Louisville/ Jefferson County Metro Government’s initiatives to improve nutrition and promote physical activity and $1.6 million for State efforts targeting obesity and tobacco.
- $3.2 million to support 80 National Health Service Corps clinicians providing primary health care in Health Professional Shortage Areas.
- $1.4 million for meals and nutrition services for the elderly.
*The total funding in this document is based on the HHS Sept. 30, 2011, Financial and Activity Report (FAR) for the Recovery Act, available at the Department’s website, http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/reports/index.html, except for FMAP, which is based on the Oct. 21, 2011, FAR and FMAP obligations of $146 million in Recovery Act funds extended by P.L. 111-226. The highlights are a selection of programs funded by the Recovery Act and do not add up to the total funding within the State. For more information about individual HHS programs and Recovery Act funding, see http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/. Last updated: November 18, 2011 |
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