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Appropriations weighs expanding contingency fund for substance‑use facilities and FQHCs from $4M to $10M
Summary
Committee members considered administration requests to increase a contingency fund for substance‑use residential facilities and expand eligibility to federally qualified health centers; members and staff said some FQHCs are in financial distress and urged clearer language on how funds would be allocated.
Committee members discussed increasing a contingency fund for substance‑use residential providers and possibly expanding eligibility to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) during the Jan. 31 Appropriations hearing.
The administration had proposed a $4 million line to support substance‑use residential facilities; committee materials and staff said the administration is seeking $10 million in the budget adjustment. Members said they had heard from FQHC representatives who warned that a widely distributed $10…
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