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DCH briefs committee: Medicaid enrollment stabilizing after redeterminations; FMAP changes and PACE among FY26 priorities
Summary
DCH Commissioner Russell Carlson told the Appropriations Subcommittee that Medicaid enrollment is moving toward pre-PHE steady-state after redeterminations, highlighted PACE procurement and Katie Beckett caseworker additions, and said some savings resulted from favorable FMAP adjustments; he urged vigilance about federal policy changes.
Russell Carlson, commissioner of the Department of Community Health, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health that the Medicaid program is operating and funded for current services while enrollment trends are returning to steady-state levels after pandemic-era redeterminations.
Carlson reviewed the governor's FY26 recommendations and described three items highlighted for committee consideration: stand-up and procurement work for the PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) initiative, additional…
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