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Committee backs Montgomery Cares rate increase and multiple public-health contract adjustments amid grant risks
Summary
The HHS committee largely concurred with the County Executive's public-health budget: a proposed increase to Montgomery Cares primary care reimbursement, dental investments and targeted contract changes, while flagging federal grant cuts to TB and HUD funding risks that may affect core services.
Committee members reviewed FY27 public-health proposed changes and largely agreed to the executive's recommendations on several items while requesting follow-up on grants and mandates.
Council staff outlined a $6.6 million (5.6%) increase proposed for Public Health Services, including 13.25 recommended FTEs. Key mandated items flagged included increased duties for retail tobacco enforcement after a 2024 state law and the need to backfill TB services after state grant reductions.
Dr. Nina Ashford, chief of public health services, told the committee that vacancies (21…
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