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Appropriators discuss delaying some one-time expenditures and warn November delay could risk Medicaid funding

3209130 · May 7, 2025
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The committee discussed postponing some one-time appropriations to later in the fiscal year but warned that delaying certain base increases until Nov. 1 could lead to lost Medicaid funding for providers and harm communities.

Conference committee members considered delaying some one-time appropriations but expressed concern about moving a scheduled 2% increase to Nov. 1 because the delay could leave millions in Medicaid payments unspent and jeopardize service providers.

One member said moving base increases to Nov. 1 would "leave millions of dollars of Medicaid…

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