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Lake County social services director warns federal and state funding changes could squeeze local programs
Summary
Lake County Social Services Director Rachel Delman Parsons told supervisors the department is tracking federal and state actions — including an OMB freeze on some fund portals, possible Medicaid changes and Older Americans Act funding gaps — that could reduce services or delay payments to local providers.
Rachel Delman Parsons, Lake County social services director and executive director of the Area Agency on Aging of Lake and Mendocino Counties, told the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 12 that several federal and state funding developments could reduce services or delay payments to local providers.
Parsons said the department has made recent program improvements — completing delayed medical recertifications, consolidating buildings and recruiting long-term care ombudsmen — but faces new risks from federal actions and proposed policy changes. "The portals for providers to pull down funds for Medi-Cal ... are frozen," she said, adding she has escalated the issue to the County Welfare Directors Association and the California Department of Social Services.
Why it matters: changes to federal and state funding streams could affect Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), nutrition and senior services, and housing assistance that serve low-income residents and older adults in Lake County.
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