Passport Health Plan monument sign

"As we work through our plan to return Passport to solid financial footing, this is a difficult but necessary step," the organization said.

Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear’s office has signed off on the proposed sale of a controlling stake in Louisville’s Passport Health Plan, moving the $70 million deal announced in May a step closer to fruition.

The move is a rebuke to the Bevin administration during its final hours in power.