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County staff warn federal changes could increase local Medicaid and SNAP administrative costs; commissioners ask for state help
Summary
County administrators warned the Board of Commissioners that recent federal legislation affecting Medicaid expansion and SNAP work rules may shift greater administrative and program costs to counties, and the board authorized staff to send letters asking state legislators to seek hold-harmless treatment.
County staff told the McDowell County Board of Commissioners on July 14 that federal legislative changes affecting Medicaid expansion and SNAP administration could raise local administrative costs by several hundred thousand dollars in future fiscal years, and the board voted to ask state legislators to pursue relief.
The county manager explained that Medicaid expansion in North Carolina has increased the number of beneficiaries who require eligibility touches and recertifications. Staff…
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