Committee hears Wellpath contract timeline and DPA implementation update; members press for RFP detail
Representatives reported a partial settlement in litigation involving Wellpath, a six-month contract extension for provider services through Jan. 1, and a Department for Public Advocacy update on HB 762 implementation; members asked for more specificity about RFP criteria and financial safeguards.
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Representative Stephanie Dietz and Senator Shelley Funke Promire summarized a Department of Corrections briefing that included two lawsuits discussed in the subcommittee meeting. Dietz said the vendor Wellpath has settled part of one case and that a vendor procurement (RFP) process is active after a six-month contract extension; committee members asked whether Kentucky lost money in Wellpath’s reorganization, and Dietz said staff were pressing for clarity.
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