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Early-childhood providers warn tiered reimbursement and cuts will worsen infant-toddler services
Summary
Birth-to-3 agencies, family-childcare providers and nonprofit advocates told the committee that proposed tiered reimbursement and reductions to the GAAP gap payment would not cover true costs, risk provider exits, and further reduce access to early intervention and Care for Kids subsidies.
Providers and advocates representing Birth-to-3 and family-childcare programs testified that the governor's proposed FY27 adjustments leave the system unstable and will reduce access to early intervention in the state.
The testimony focused on three linked concerns: (1) the birth-to-3 rate study showed current reimbursement falls short of the true cost of services and needs updating, (2) the governor's proposed tiered reimbursement structure would tie higher rates to new credentialing that few providers currently…
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