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Burke County accepts annual DSS report and quarterly health report; commissioners record 4-0 votes
Summary
Directors presented Department of Social Services 2024 annual statistics and the county health department's quarter report; commissioners accepted each report by voice vote, 4-0, and received details on Medicaid participation, child-protection caseloads and public-health clinic volumes.
Burke County commissioners accepted the Department of Social Services 2024 annual report and the health department's quarterly operational report during the April 7 pre-agenda meeting.
DSS Director Port Fisher Weldon and colleagues summarized 2024 activity: roughly 565 Medicaid applications per month and more than 2,000 monthly Medicaid recertifications; 28,538 county residents received Medicaid in 2024 (about 35% of the county), and the department handled 1,526 child-protection reports…
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