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Health Policy Commission board approves FY26 spending plan after $750,000 legislative add
Summary
The HPC board approved its FY26 operating plan after the Legislature added $750,000 to an initial $12.4M appropriation (bringing the total to about $13.2M) to support new statutory responsibilities; the vote passed by recorded roll call.
Executive Director David Seltz presented the HPC's FY26 operating plan, explaining that the agency receives an annual state appropriation and offsets part of that appropriation by assessing industry participants. Seltz said the initial FY26 appropriation was $12.4 million and that the Legislature had recently added $750,000 to account for expanded responsibilities under new health legislation, bringing the total to approximately $13.2 million.
Seltz described the spending plan priorities: staffing (about 68% of the budget) to maintain core programs and stand up two new offices (pharmaceutical policy and health resource planning), professional services/consultants (approx. 12%) for specialized market and pharmaceutical work, and ongoing support for primary care and maternal health task forces. He said the budget includes funds to hire two to three net new staff for the new offices and to cover stipends and other operating needs.
The board considered the plan and then took a roll‑call vote. The motion to approve the FY26 spending plan passed on a recorded vote of commissioners present (recorded as affirmative). Chair recorded the vote as approved. Colleen Ulster managed the roll call and the clerk recorded the votes in the public record.
The commission noted the unpredictability of transactional review work and the need for some contingency in professional services to respond to unanticipated market oversight demands. Seltz said any unspent assessed funds are credited back to assessed entities per agency rules.
