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Committee discusses moving school‑operated Medicaid spending authority to AHS and terminating Medicare Advocacy contract
Summary
Committee reviewed language shifting spending authority for a school‑operated Medicaid program from the Agency of Education to the Agency of Human Services (DIVA) and questioned termination of the Medicare Advocacy Program contract; the commissioner said service may continue in‑house or be reprocured and asked program managers to provide performance details.
The Appropriations Committee examined several health‑program changes during the FY2027 budget review, including an administrative transfer of the school‑operated Medicaid spending authority and a contract termination for the Medicare Advocacy Program.
Commissioner Adam Greshing explained the budget proposes moving spending authority for a school‑operated Medicaid program from the Agency of Education to the Agency of Human Services (DIVA). He said the shift is primarily a…
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