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County receives briefing on federal budget and Medicaid risks; committee asks for local stories to aid advocacy
Summary
A county legislative advisor briefed the committee on the recent continuing resolution, ongoing reconciliation and the potential scale of Medicaid cuts; the committee directed staff to gather personal stories and coordinate outreach with the county’s communications office.
A county legislative adviser briefed the Santa Clara County Health & Hospital Committee on March 19 about the federal budget picture, the continuing resolution (CR) that funds the government through Sept. 30 and the possible effects on Medicaid and county programs.
The adviser summarized the CR’s provisions: a small increase in defense spending, a slight decrease in domestic discretionary spending driven by removal of prior-year earmarks, and a deferral of a scheduled Disproportionate Share…
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