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Appropriations staff point to Medicaid, caseload and correctional pressures driving human services costs
Summary
The administration told the committee human services pressures—Medicaid caseloads, nursing-home payments, WellPath corrections payments and IT upgrades—explain much of the requested $33M net appropriations in the BAA; members asked about oversight and the persistence of nursing-home emergency relief.
Administration presenters told the Appropriations Committee that human services account for a substantial share of the BAA’s net increases, driven primarily by caseload and care-cost dynamics.
The presenter said roughly $33 million of net appropriations are in the human services section, with elements including Medicaid…
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