{Kentucky}...Kentucky’s plan for a statewide managed-care plan for Medicaid is being delayed until November 1st to give dozens of participating hospitals more time to prepare. Advocates and health professionals praised the decision Tuesday but agreed the original October 1st start-up date was unrealistic. Neville Wise, acting Medicaid commissioner, says it will cost the state more than $9.2 million in savings it had projected for the first month under managed care. The initiative is aimed at saving the state hundreds of millions of dollars in spending on Medicaid, which serves 820,000 poor and disabled Kentuckians.
