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DHHS CFO outlines vacancy trends and a roughly $20 million general-fund lapse projection

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs · November 22, 2025
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Nathan White, DHHS chief financial officer, told the committee the department is projecting just under a $20 million general-fund lapse driven by utilization and other factors; he also described about 3,200 authorized FTEs with roughly 400 unfunded positions and hiring priorities for direct-care roles.

Nathan White, chief financial officer for the Department of Health and Human Services, told the committee the department currently projects "just shy of a $20,000,000 total general fund lapse." White explained HHS budgets are difficult to project because much of the agency budget is driven by utilization rather than personnel, and HHS…

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