{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Kentucky Spirit Health Plan, a subsidiary of St. Louis-based Centene Corp., filed a lawsuit against Kentucky Monday in Franklin County Circuit Court, alleging state officials provided incorrect information that led to $120 million in losses in the first 11 months of its contract. Kentucky Spirit announced last week that it would exercise its right to end the contract effective July 5, 2013, but it is committed to helping the 140,000 clients it serves transfer to one of Kentucky's three other Medicaid contractors. Health and Family Services Secretary Audrey Tayse Haynes says the state intends to hold Kentucky Spirit accountable for its own financial losses caused by terminating the contract.
