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Warren County approves $91,500 from opioid-abatement fund for local addiction and mental‑health practice
Summary
The Fiscal Court voted unanimously to grant $91,500 from the county's opioid settlement funds to Origin Story Health to bankroll a care fund and startup costs for outpatient addiction and trauma services, including medication-assisted treatment.
Warren County Fiscal Court voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $91,500 memorandum of understanding with Origin Story Health to use opioid-settlement dollars for local addiction and mental‑health services.
The money, drawn from the county's opioid abatement fund under KRS 15.291, will fund a care reimbursement pool and initial practice start-up costs for the outpatient clinic Origin Story Health is launching in Warren County, the company's founder, Amanda Habbard, told the court.
Habbard said the clinic has already treated county residents while waiting for insurance contracts and billing systems to be established. She told the court the…
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