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Committee weighs fate of community health worker funding as chambers diverge
Summary
The JBC debated whether to keep or repeal community health worker funding after the House and Senate took different positions; staff estimated a $2.8 million general‑fund obligation in the first year and members deferred a final decision pending related bills and long‑bill balancing.
The Joint Budget Committee confronted a major policy divergence April 12 on community health workers after the House and Senate took opposite positions. Craig Harper, JBC staff, said the committee’s long‑bill assumptions count on savings tied to repealing or altering the program and that failing to act would produce an ongoing general‑fund obligation.
An analyst estimated a…
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