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Scotland County Health Department reports under-budget spending, proposes small fee increases for private vaccines

2171709 · January 1, 2025
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Summary

Health department staff told the Scotland County Board of Health the department is under budget for the fiscal year to date but immunizations are over budget; staff proposed modest fee adjustments on private (third‑party) immunizations to offset costs.

Scotland County health department staff reported that departmental spending through the fifth month of the fiscal year remained below the pro rata target while immunization spending exceeded expectations, and they asked the Board of Health to approve modest fee increases for privately insured vaccine services.

The presenter said departmentwide expenditures were about 34.3% of budget at the five-month mark, below the 42% point the fiscal year would normally reach. Revenue collections stood at about 27.2% of budget, the presenter said, and immunization lines showed both higher spending and higher…

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