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DSS opposes bill to require legislative confirmation for Medicaid director, warns politicization could harm program continuity
Summary
Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves told the Human Services Committee she strongly opposes Senate Bill 13‑60, which would require legislative confirmation of the state's Medicaid director, saying the move could politicize a technical leadership post and threaten continuity in a $10 billion program.
Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves told the Human Services Committee she opposes Senate Bill 13‑60, which would make the state’s Medicaid director a legislatively confirmed appointment. The commissioner’s written and oral testimony said the change would inject politics into a role she described as requiring continuity and deep subject‑matter expertise.
Reeves said Connecticut’s Medicaid director has traditionally been a classified position and that prior…
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