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Montgomery Cares and Care for Kids report rising use; officials warn Medicaid changes could push thousands to county safety net
Summary
Montgomery Cares and Care for Kids are serving tens of thousands of patients, and county health officials warned that pending Medicaid changes for expansion adults—about 46,000 residents locally—could push thousands onto the county safety net, which lacks capacity to absorb a mass shift.
County public-health officials described the current clinical safety net and warned that proposed federal and state Medicaid changes could shift many residents onto county programs.
Dr. Davis and DHHS staff reported that Montgomery Cares served 22,729 unique patients with over 63,000 encounters as of April 30, FY25; the program had reached 88% of the FY25 budgeted encounters and was expected to exceed 76,000 encounters by month-end.…
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