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Pennsylvania health secretaries outline budget priorities, cite workforce and rural access as top concerns
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Department of Health Secretary Deborah Bogan and Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Letika Davis Jones presented the departments' proposed 2025–26 budgets at a House Appropriations Committee hearing, emphasizing workforce investments, maternal health initiatives and continued support for substance use disorder services.
Department of Health Secretary Deborah Bogan and Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Letika Davis Jones presented the departments' proposed 2025–26 budgets at a House Appropriations Committee hearing, emphasizing workforce investments, maternal health initiatives and continued support for substance use disorder services.
The secretaries told committee members the administrations' budgets aim to strengthen maternal and neonatal outcomes, expand behavioral-health workforce supports — including student loan repayment and J‑1 visa programs — and preserve access to emergency and preventive services across the commonwealth. Secretary Davis Jones said…
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