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Accountability | Kentucky

Medical Board Chastised Bevin’s Running Mate for Lambasting Patient, Prescribing Drugs Over Phone

By Cole Driver on April 3, 2019.

On four separate occasions early in his medical career, Kentucky state Sen. Ralph Alvarado — who has proudly branded himself as a “Doctor Who Wants to Stand Up for Kentucky Families” — came under scrutiny by the state Board of Medical Licensure for various infractions, including verbally abusing a patient and her family and not keeping up with requirements for his license.