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HHR secretary outlines governor’s budget priorities: Medicaid pressure, behavioral health, maternal care and water safety
Summary
Virginia’s secretary of health and human resources gave a high-level briefing to the Senate Finance subcommittee outlining the governor’s HHR budget priorities, warning of unsustainable Medicaid costs, and highlighting investments in behavioral health, maternal health, kinship care and drinking-water oversight.
Secretary of Health and Human Resources Kelly told the Senate Finance Committee subcommittee that the governor’s proposed budget emphasizes Medicaid and other mandatory program costs while adding targeted policy investments across health and human services.
“The big story in the budget this year…is Medicaid and the children’s health insurance program,” Secretary Kelly said, adding that she was “not sure that the current Medicaid spending is sustainable for our Commonwealth.”
The secretary framed six cross-cutting priorities for the 12 HHR agencies and noted the subcommittee has fewer than three weeks before reporting out the senate budget. Most new general‑fund spending in the governor’s plan is intended to cover mandatory Medicaid and CHIP cost…
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