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DSS commissioner outlines positions on Medicaid mileage, long‑term care rebalancing and budgeted requests
Summary
Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves told the Human Services Committee the Department of Social Services supports modernizing ambulance mileage reimbursement (SB429) and rebalancing long‑term services but opposed provisions that would expand eligibility or benefits without funding (SB432, parts of HB5480/HB5482). She asked for time and collaboration on cost and implementation questions.
Andrea Barton Reeves, commissioner of the Department of Social Services, opened the Human Services Committee hearing with a single, extended set of remarks on multiple bills on the committee’s agenda. She told lawmakers the department supports updating Medicaid ambulance mileage to reflect modern GPS distances (SB429), which would align reimbursement with actual travel without adding net cost.
Reeves said the department values long‑term services and supports rebalancing Medicaid toward home‑and‑community‑based care (SB433) and noted ongoing federal work (Money Follows the Person) that informs state strategy. At the same time, she cautioned the…
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