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Committee hears county request to credit $11.2M tied to Medicaid FMAP change
Summary
County officials told a House committee that a federal increase in Medicaid matching funds during the public-health emergency led to an accounting mismatch that left counties out $11.2 million; proponents urged a two‑year state credit to restore county revenue.
The House Municipal and County Government Committee heard testimony Monday on House Bill 547, which would provide a two‑year credit to counties to cover funds counties say the state should have passed through after a federal increase in Medicaid’s FMAP.
Proponents told the committee the issue stems from a temporary rise in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) tied to the COVID‑19 public‑health emergency. They said the higher federal share reduced the counties’ nonfederal share but that the state’s budget process failed to pass that reduction through to counties, leaving county caps and county payments unchanged.
The bill’s…
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