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Committee advances DHHS budget with new behavioral‑health investments and hospital financing plan
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee approved House Bill 10‑12 as amended, advancing a DHHS budget that adds behavioral‑health vouchers, funds regional contracts, allocates one‑time IT and deferred‑maintenance dollars, and includes a financing plan for a new state hospital.
The House Appropriations Committee voted to adopt amendments and report House Bill 10‑12 (Health and Human Services) out of committee after a lengthy statement of purpose and debate on behavioral health, provider rates and information‑technology modernization.
Representative Jason Nelson, who presented the DHHS package, said the house budget reflects a range of behavioral‑health investments including increases for substance‑use disorder vouchers, inpatient and community treatment, provider inflationary adjustments and a hybrid financing plan for a new state hospital. “This is a very important area of the budget because there’s a lot of growth in the care for people with behavioral‑health needs and addiction needs,” Nelson said.
Major items described in the DHHS package included: - A $2.5 million increase for SUD (substance‑use disorder) vouchers and $500,000 for related medical services for people admitted to behavioral‑health facilities; - $22.5 million to…
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