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DMAS briefs subcommittee on Medicaid forecast, managed‑care procurement and maternal‑health efforts
Summary
Director Cheryl Roberts (DMAS) presented Medicaid enrollment and forecast details, discussed a contested managed‑care procurement and asked for staffing and policy language changes to implement new waivers and evolving CMS requirements. She also highlighted maternity initiatives and operational successes from the unwinding period.
Cheryl Roberts, director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), told senators DMAS’s current appropriations run roughly $24 billion and reported about 1.9 million Medicaid enrollees. She described the agency’s forecasting work, contracting needs and programmatic requests in the governor’s budget.
“We are one of the few states that had no CMS penalties,” Roberts said, stressing the agency’s completion of most unwinding tasks and thanking local departments and agency staff.
DMAS brief highlights
- Size and scope: DMAS stated its current appropriations are about…
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