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Council committee backs county executive budget but seeks higher supplements for disability and nonprofit providers
Summary
The HHS committee reviewed Aging & Disability Services’ FY27 request, discussed state DDA cuts and a county DD provider supplement; the panel agreed to place the executive’s 2.5% supplemental increase on the reconciliation list and to ask staff to model adding another 2.5% (a total of 5%) for parity and to analyze wage gaps.
Montgomery County’s Health and Human Services Committee reviewed the Aging & Disability Services (ADS) budget and debated supplemental payments intended to offset provider cost pressures.
The county executive recommended a modest net increase for ADS in FY27 (about $193,477 plus enhancements), while separately proposing a 2.5% supplemental increase to the developmental disability (DD) provider supplement ($558,621) to help providers cover local business costs that state Medicaid rates do not fully reimburse.
Committee members described the local context: state proposals produced large cuts to…
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