贝希尔周报：医疗债务减免惠及逾13万人 西肯塔基953套租赁住房全部在建
肯塔基州州长安迪·贝希尔（Andy Beshear）发布每周工作汇总。经济方面，弗洛伊德县的R/S-Godwin卡车车身公司将投资约1,700万美元扩产，新增65个全职岗位。
医疗债务方面，州政府9月以行政令设立的医疗债务减免计划将为逾13万名肯塔基人免除共2.5亿美元医疗债务；目前已寄出约4万封通知信、免除1亿美元债务，居民无需申请即可受惠。住房方面，西肯塔基953套租赁住房已全部在建——州长办公室称这是该州历史上最大的一次单次住房宣布——其中5个项目已开始出租，全部预计2027年春可供出租；诺特县的Chestnut Ridge项目与Hope Initiative合作建设20套住房，其中12套本周开工。
粮食援助方面，贝希尔称，补充营养援助计划（SNAP）的变动将导致逾80,000名肯塔基人失去资格，其中包括24,655名儿童与6,572名长者；他表示已致信联邦农业部长与肯塔基州国会代表团表达关切。（此段为州长办公室口径。）
Beshear Weekly Update: Medical Debt Relief for 130,000 Kentuckians; 953 Rental Homes Under Construction
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued his weekly update. On the economy, R/S-Godwin Truck Body Company in Floyd County will invest about $17 million in an expansion creating 65 full-time jobs.
On medical debt, the relief program Beshear created by executive order in September will forgive $250 million of medical debt for more than 130,000 Kentuckians; about 40,000 letters have gone out and $100 million has already been relieved, with no application required. On housing, all 953 rental homes announced in western Kentucky — described by the governor's office as the largest single housing announcement in state history — are under construction, five projects have begun leasing, and all are expected to be available by spring 2027; in Knott County, the Chestnut Ridge project with the Hope Initiative is building 20 homes, 12 of them starting this week.
On food assistance, Beshear said changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will cause more than 80,000 Kentuckians to lose eligibility, including 24,655 children and 6,572 seniors, and that he has written to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Kentucky's congressional delegation. (This section reflects the governor's office's account.)
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