Government & Politics

Medicaid Commissioner Steps Down for Private Sector Job, Deputy Lisa Lee Steps In

WKMS | By Whitney Jones

Published January 9, 2015 at 4:13 PM CST

Kentucky’s Current Commissioner for Medicaid Lawrence Kissner is stepping down to take an out-of-state private sector job.

Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Audrey Tayse Haynes has appointed Deputy Commissioner Lisa Lee to his post.

Both Kissner’s resignation and Lee’s new post are effective Feb. 1.

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Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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