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DAS director warns federal and state budget moves could cut Medicaid, SNAP and local programs
Summary
DAS Executive Director Kelly Dearman told commissioners the department is preparing for potential federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP and local budget pressure that could reduce the department’s discretionary programs by about $1.5 million, with the Dignity Fund at risk.
Kelly Dearman, executive director of the San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services, opened the March 5 commission meeting with a budget update that placed concern for upcoming federal and state budget decisions at the center of departmental planning.
Dearman said recent House budget resolutions direct the House Energy and Commerce Committee to identify $880 billion in cuts over 10 years and the House Agriculture Committee to identify $230 billion in cuts over the same period; those committee jurisdictions include major spending for Medicaid and SNAP. She told the commission DAS is bracing for “big cuts” to Medicaid and SNAP while acknowledging the fight in Congress is ongoing. Dearman said the department is also awaiting the…
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