ARC of Kentucky

Health

Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care will pay DOJ for Medicaid violations, Florida buyer says

Joe Sonka

The owner of the Florida company intending to purchase several facilities from Addiction Recovery Care in Kentucky says ARC’s owner Tim Robinson will use funds from the sale to make a payment to the U.S. Department of Justice over Medicaid violations.

Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair Gayle Manchin met with Recovery to Work participants and members of Ironton-Lawrence County Area Community Action in July. From left, Judge Ballard, DR Gossett, Jessica Stapleton, Jewell Hackworth, Ralph Kline, Gayle Manchin, Natalie Adams, Michael Kingery, and Harry Cain.

Ohio Valley ReSource

Recovery Through Employment: ARC Funding Makes Ohio Valley Programs Possible

Kaitlin Thorne

Substance-use disorder is a crippling epidemic for many communities in the region. The National Association of Counties reported that in 2017, the opioid overdose death rate was 72% higher in Appalachian counties than in non-Appalachian counties.

Science

At This Driver’s Ed Class, Kentuckians With Developmental Disabilities Learn The Basics

Lisa Gillespie (KPR)

Josh Maupin was excited for driver’s ed class.The 27-year-old was born with fetal alcohol syndrome, a developmental disability that means he has to take…