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Work group urges permanent county funding and a utilization-based allocation for Prince George’s Health Insurance Program
Summary
A Prince George’s County work group recommended establishing a permanent general-fund line for the county Health Insurance Program, proposed a FY2027 baseline of $5.5 million (about $5 million for services and $500,000 for administration), and endorsed an allocation model that prorates funds to federally qualified health centers based on qualifying visits and prior utilization.
Prince George’s County health-care stakeholders on the county’s Health Insurance work group on Tuesday recommended creating a permanent annual general-fund allocation to stabilize the county’s program for uninsured residents and proposed a $5.5 million FY2027 baseline, with $5 million for direct service reimbursement and $500,000 for administration.
The group’s draft report — reviewed in the meeting by committee staff — notes that Prince George’s County’s uninsured rate is substantially higher than the Maryland average and that the county accounts for a disproportionate share of the state’s uninsured population. Work-group staff said the county’s current Health Insurance Program has chronic funding shortfalls that leave federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) providing services beyond reimbursed levels.
“We did get the $2,000,000 that has been allocated,” the committee director said when recounting the immediate funding secured for the current year, while urging the work group to press for a dedicated line in the…
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