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County staff warns of federal and state changes that could shift costs and workloads to counties

3449810 · May 21, 2025
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Summary

Staff briefed the board on recent state budget actions and federal proposals that could increase county workloads and local costs, including potential Medicaid work requirements, proposals to reduce federal administrative shares for benefit programs, and other items still under negotiation.

Walworth County staff summarized state and federal budget developments for the Health and Human Services Board on May 21 and warned of possible local fiscal and workload impacts if several proposals move forward.

At the state level, staff said the Joint Finance Committee initially removed more than 600 items from the governor's budget to return to a base budget. Proposals that were removed included…

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