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Agency of Human Services outlines midyear Medicaid budget adjustments, highlights MMIS, HealthConnect and Planned Parenthood funding shifts
Summary
Agency of Human Services told the Senate Appropriations committee it plans contract amendments to the MMIS fiscal agent (just under $2 million gross), will pick up a one‑year state cost for Planned Parenthood services (~$1.13M) due to a federal moratorium, and seeks one‑time funding for a HealthConnect cloud migration (~$2.7M).
The Agency of Human Services (AHS) told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Jan. 14 that several midyear changes to the Medicaid budget require adjustments before the full FY27 budget is submitted.
An agency presenter said an amendment to the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) fiscal‑agent contract is “just under $2,000,000 gross,” of which the state’s share is roughly $200,000 because the work is development‑related and eligible for a 90/10 federal match. The presenter described the MMIS as “the big system that supports all the claims processing” and said the amendment reflects annual changes in that large system.
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