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Metro Health warns of deep cuts to diabetes prevention as Medicaid waiver reserve wanes
Summary
Metro Health staff told the City Council committee that reserves tied to a Medicaid waiver are shrinking and that the diabetes-prevention program faces a possible 72% cut in FY27, which would reduce staff and the number of community workshops.
Metro Health officials told a San Antonio City Council committee on Oct. 23 that budget reductions and declining Medicaid-waiver reserves threaten programs that deliver preventive care in neighborhoods, with one diabetes-prevention program facing a possible 72% reduction in FY27.
Margery White (Metro Health) presented an overview of the department’s portfolio and funding structure, noting the department’s adopted FY2026 budget and that Medicaid-waiver reserves that supported expanded services have declined. “Somos un departamento de salud acreditado nacionalmente… y tenemos los marcos de trabajo que codificamos…
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