Health And Family Services Secretary Resigning

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Health and Family Services Secretary Janie Miller announced Tuesday that she is leaving her job on February 29th to pursue other opportunities. Miller had overseen the state's social service agency since Governor Steve Beshear's first term began in late 2007. Under Miller's direction, the agency enrolled more than 60,000 children in the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid. She also oversaw the transition of 560,000 Medicaid recipients to a managed care program in a move projected to save taxpayers $1.3 billion over three years, including $375 million in the General Fund. Deputy Secretary Eric Friedlander, who has been with the agency since 1985, will serve as interim secretary.