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Appropriations subcommittee reviews BHDD addendum, highlights BISFIG funding requests
Summary
Legislative fiscal staff and DPHHS officials told the House appropriations subcommittee the Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division addendum to the HB2 budget increases the biennial request by about $92.1 million, driven largely by Behavioral Health Systems for Future Generations (BISFIG) proposals and FMAP changes.
Legislative Fiscal Division analyst Miss Hamilton told the House Appropriations subcommittee that an addendum to the Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) division replaces the earlier budget analysis and should be used in deliberations.
The addendum shows an overall biennial increase of about $92,100,000 from the base, Hamilton said, including a roughly 12.9% general fund increase tied largely to lower federal match (FMAP) and a 51.5% rise in state special revenue driven mainly by BISFIG proposals. "We're going to be going over that addendum rather than the original BA," Hamilton said.
Why it matters: the BHDD division is one of DPHHS’s three Medicaid divisions and carries most of the department’s benefit-and-claims spending. Lawmakers told staff to prioritize concise, data-focused questions to allow time for public testimony.
Details: Hamilton said operating expenses at the account level show a 352.7% percentage increase from a…
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