Oklahoma DHS outlines FY‑26 budget request, flags $7.7M state match for FMAP

Department of Human Services Director Jeffrey Cartmell presented the agency’s FY‑26 budget request to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee, saying the request reflects a mix of recurring needs, one‑time carryover and internal adjustments rather than a large slate of new appropriations.

Cartmell said the department’s top near‑term budget item is a roughly $7.7 million state match to cover a federal FMAP (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage) reduction so Medicaid‑related services remain funded at prior service levels. “The 7.7 is to cover the half a little over half a point Federal percentage reduction … and it will basically bring us back even with our services that we were providing last year,” Danielle Durkee, chief financial officer, told…