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Ways and Means trims proposed increases for waivers, approves multiple line‑item deletions
Summary
The committee approved a package cutting many proposed increases—reducing several waiver add-ons and removing selected line items—while rejecting a motion to drop contract‑labor funding at Larned State Hospital. The votes reflect pressure to shrink an added $78 million in spending.
Senate Ways and Means approved a set of reductions to previously proposed increases for several Medicaid waivers and voted on multiple discrete line items including a pair of state water plan deletions and a change to how some STAR bond bond‑related payments are funded.
Senator Owens, chairing from the subcommittee, said the committee initially approached the year expecting cuts of $150–$200 million but had since added roughly $78 million; he proposed trimming some of those increases. Owens moved to reduce the brain injury waiver SGF addition from $6.9 million to $3.0 million, cut the community support waiver to a $3.5 million…
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