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Social services warns HR1 and state cuts will double renewal workload; hotline vendor proposes 28% price hike
Summary
At a county workshop Social Services (presented by Miss Hargraves) reported standard financials but warned that federal/state changes (described as HR1 and HCPF allocations) will increase work and pressure budgets, and that the statewide hotline vendor proposed a contract about 28% higher than last year.
Miss Hargraves of Montezuma County Social Services updated the Board of County Commissioners on program finances, state changes and a contentious contract increase for the statewide hotline that handles child‑welfare and adult‑protection referrals.
She said current social‑services financials are "usual expenses, nothing different or out of the ordinary," but warned that pending federal and state changes will increase workload and reduce available funds. Hargraves explained that, because of changes she cited as "HR 1," the county will need to perform Medicaid renewals every six months rather than annually, which she said "means we're doubling our work." She noted approximately 15,000 people in Montezuma County use Medicaid and said the increased renewal…
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