County hears warning that state LTSS cost-shift could cut local provider funding
Pine County HHS staff and a local provider warned that state-level cost-shift proposals and reductions to the competitive workforce factor could force providers to reduce services and staffing; a local provider estimated a $230,000 annual shortfall from a 5% reduction.
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Pat Meacham, Pine County HHS agent and disability services manager, briefed commissioners on long-term services and supports (LTSS) funding pressures stemming from a roughly $178 million shortfall in the state's human services budget. Meacham summarized the advisory council's work to identify savings and described how proposed changes could be implemented over multiple biennia; she noted that the council must produce recommendations quickly and that fiscal-note timing may blunt projected savings.
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