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Appropriations panel reviews DPHHS budget; FMAP decline, Medicaid caseloads and a 3% provider-rate increase drive costs
Summary
House appropriations subcommittee Section B heard a detailed presentation on the Department of Public Health and Human Services budget. Members were told the agency’s 2027 biennium request totals roughly $7.33 billion in all funds, with general‑fund pressure driven by a falling FMAP, caseload projections and a 3% provider rate increase.
The House Appropriations subcommittee (Section B) opened a hearing on the Department of Public Health and Human Services’ portion of House Bill 2, where lawmakers heard that the DPHHS request for the 2027 biennium totals about $7.33 billion in all funds and places new pressure on the general fund.
Chair Joe Gillette, chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee (Section B), opened the session, noting the committee’s extensive six‑week review of the agency and the number of senators and representatives sitting on the subcommittee. “This opens Section B,” Chair Gillette said at the start of the hearing.
Why it matters: DPHHS is one of the state’s largest spending agencies and the presentation made clear changes in federal matching (FMAP), Medicaid caseload forecasts and provider payments will determine how much state general fund support is needed. Director Charlie Brereton, director of the Department of Public Health and Human…
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