LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 28, 2002 — The Health Kentucky Board of Directors elected The Honorable L. Reid Haire to serve on the Board. Health Kentucky is a statewide charitable organization providing access to quality health care to uninsured Kentuckians whose incomes are below the Federal Poverty Level.

Reid Haire of Owensboro, Kentucky, is Judge Executive for Daviess County Fiscal Court. Judge Haire retired from the Internal Revenue Service after twenty-seven years of service. He is a graduate of Bellarmine College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Among his many community involvments, he serves on the Owensboro Mercy Health System’s Board of Directors. Judge Haire interests include improving access to health care for the indigent.

"Judge Haire has worked to improve access to health care in Daviess County and there is no doubt that his heart is in the right place. We’re thankful that he’s decided to lend some of his energies to our cause," said J Scott Judy, executive vice president of Health Kentucky.

Since 1984, Health Kentucky has coordinated access to free health care for thousands of citizens who do not qualify for government programs and cannot afford health insurance. Individuals can call 800-633-8100 to apply to Health Kentucky, a statewide, nonprofit organization. Once a person is approved, he or she remains eligible for one year to visit volunteer doctors, dentists, hospitals, home health agencies and hospices, and obtain free prescriptions donated by pharmaceutical companies. An individual can reapply for another year of eligibility at the end of the first year.