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Executive Office of Aging plans caseload management, warns of federal funding uncertainty
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Secretary Robin Lipson told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means that EOAI’s governor‑recommended FY26 budget would increase funding by about 21% but that federal funding uncertainty and rising demand require managing state‑funded home care caseloads to preserve services for current clients.
Robin Lipson, secretary of the Executive Office of Aging and Independence, told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means that the governor’s FY26 budget request increases the agency’s appropriation by roughly 21% and seeks to preserve municipal investments in councils on aging and home‑and‑community supports. But she said increasing demand — driven in particular by growth in the 80+ population — and uncertainty about federal funds require some program management.
Lipson outlined the EOAI portfolio: support to roughly 350 councils on aging, nutrition programs that deliver more than 10 million meals…
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