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Senate Appropriations hears $829.7 million FY27 request for Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Summary
Department Commissioner Dr. Jill Belling told the Senate Appropriations committee the department's fiscal year 2027 request totals $829,747,105, driven primarily by Medicaid (Global Commitment) spending; division-level increases respond to caseload pressures, nursing-home bed-day costs and several program expansions.
Dr. Jill Belling, commissioner for the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL), presented the department's fiscal year 2027 budget request to the Senate Appropriations committee, saying the proposed total is $829,747,105 and that the department is heavily Medicaid-funded.
DAIL's proposed FY27 total is financed largely through Global Commitment (Medicaid), which Belling said makes up roughly 88.2 percent of the request; the general fund share is about 4.7 percent. "We are very heavily Medicaid funded at the process," she said, noting the funding mix drives how much of the department's programs are subject to federal rules and matching requirements.
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