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Medi‑Cal spending set to rise even as caseload trims, DHCS tells budget subcommittee
Summary
DHCS told the Senate budget subcommittee that the governor's budget proposes $229.1 billion for health programs, with Medi‑Cal spending growing despite a small projected enrollment decline to about 14 million due to post‑PHE redeterminations and reinstated asset tests.
Michelle Boss, director of the Department of Health Care Services, told the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 that the governor's budget proposes $229.1 billion in total funds and 404,745 positions for the department, with about $1.3 billion in state operations and roughly $227 billion for local assistance. "The governor's budget proposes 229,100,000,000.0 total funds and 400 4,745 positions to support the department's programs in the budget year," Boss said during the committee's opening presentation.
Boss said DHCS estimates current‑year Medi‑Cal enrollment at about 14.5 million individuals and expects that to fall to roughly 14.0 million in the budget year…
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