Outside groups are urging the board to resolve questions about the situation to assure that public safety is protected and that eye care providers are duly licensed and qualified.
The majority of Kentuckians who get their health insurance through the state exchange, called kynect, benefit from the enhanced tax subsidies — roughly 83,000 out of 97,000 people who signed up during the last open enrollment period.
The results of a federal investigation into a Kentucky organ donation nonprofit found that during a four-year period, medical providers had planned to harvest the organs of 73 patients despite signs of neurological activity.