A former state employee says he was fired soon after telling superiors he feared possible violent reaction over problems with a new public benefits system.
Norman “Chip” Ward is the former executive director of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services’ ombudsman’s office. He said hundreds of callers have been frustrated over losing benefits such as Medicaid and food stamps. Ward said he was worried an angry client might visit a local state benefit office and become violent.
Cabinet Chief of Staff Steve Davis last week declined to elaborate on Ward’s dismissal, saying it was “a personnel matter.”
The new system, Benefind, launched February 29.
Source: AP
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