The Health and Human Resources Subcommittee held an informational session — no votes taken — receiving a presentation from Secretary Marvin Figueroa on Virginia's $189.5 million Rural Transformation Fund award and a sweeping staff overview of the HHR budget, revealing a potential $270 million SNAP cost-share liability, $612 million in proposed Medicaid cost containment, and steep CSA cost growth that staff described as a 'stark' number.
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Paul Krizek asked what the dental benefit was before the proposed $2,000 annual cap, implying concern about the reduction. Staff Susan Massar stated there was previously no annual cap per recipient, only reimbursement limits for certain services, highlighting the contrast between the prior policy and the proposed cost containment measure.
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“I also will say that the commonwealth will lose from the provisions included in the bill more than a gain in terms of financial resources from the Rural Transformation Fund. So if you were to add up how much over time the Commonwealth will lose from the inability to use to the same extent it does now the indirect payments and other mechanisms. Compare that to the 189 million that we will get this year. It doesn't pale it to comparison, sir.”
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Sign in to subscribeYour chair for Health, Appropriations, Human Health and Human Resources Subcommittee. Thank you for being here. We're a little bit of competition today because the Rules Committee, which only meets a couple of times all session, is meeting now, and there are a bunch of people that need to be there. But these are super important presentations we're going to have today. So no voting, but a lot of listening and looking forward to that. I did want to make sure everybody knows everybody. And then just maybe two seconds here from the. We'll start to my right and work down with. Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Paul Krezak. I represent the 16th district, the good people of Mount Vernon, Fort Hunt in Fairfax County. It's a pleasure to be here. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Betsy Carr, 78th district, which is parts of Richmond. Delighted to be here. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. And our vice chair for Appropriations, Delegate Rodney Willett from the 58th, which is part of Western Henrico. And yes, I'll probably have to walk to work on Monday. That's another story. Susan Massart, staff to the Health and Human Resources Subcommittee. Keith Hodges,…
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