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County health officials warn HR1 and federal shutdown risks could raise uninsured rates, cut grants and strain behavioral health
Summary
County health leadership told the Healthcare Services Review Committee that the federal government shutdown and proposed HR1 changes could reduce federal grant draws, cut housing and sober‑living supports, and raise the county’s uninsured population — increasing demand for crisis and emergency services.
Brandy Hopkins, a county official who opened the federal and state impacts briefing on Oct. 15, told the committee the immediate effect of a federal shutdown would be delays in grant payments that primarily affect behavioral health and public health. “The biggest impact of government shutdown will actually hit behavioral health and public health who both receive federal grant dollars,” Hopkins said.
Hopkins and other department leaders described three interlocking concerns: a federal shutdown that pauses appropriations and delays grant draws, HR1 policy proposals…
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