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Office of Health Strategy defends insurance‑fund allocations, Connie HIE accounting and new enforcement roles in proposed budget
Summary
OHS Director Deidre Gifford told the appropriations subcommittee that a budget increase for health‑information exchange activity reflects a federal reclaim that will be credited to the insurance fund, and she described proposed new staffing to implement notice‑of‑material‑change reviews and out‑of‑network price monitoring.
Deidre Gifford, executive director of the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), briefed the Appropriations subcommittee on her agency’s budget and several policy proposals included in the governor’s package.
Gifford said a roughly $1.1 million change in the insurance‑fund line for health information exchange (Connie) reflects a change in budgeting and federal reclaiming; she said the full amount will be reclaimed from federal sources and credited back to the insurance fund, making the line increase effectively revenue‑neutral.
Lawmakers pressed OHS on broader policy choices
Several committee members asked OHS to explore moving certain staff and operating costs from the insurance…
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