Key Points From Senate Budget Hearing with Department of Human Services

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearing with Department of Human Services - Senator Martin

HARRISBURG – Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee raised concerns about the growing cost of Medicaid and other entitlement programs and how to identify and eliminate fraud during a budget hearing today with the Department of Human Services. The governor’s $53.3 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026-27 would increase spending by $2.7 billion, 5.4% more than the current budget. Department of Human Services Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budg…

Key Points from Senate Budget Hearing with Department of Human Services

HARRISBURG – Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee raised concerns about the growing cost of Medicaid and other entitlement programs and how to identify and eliminate fraud during a budget hearing today with the Department of Human Services. The governor’s $53.3 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026-27 would increase spending by $2.7 billion, 5.4% more than the current budget. Department of Human Services Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budg…

Budget Hearing Q&A: Human Services, Part 1 (Round 1) - Senator Phillips-Hill

Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill questions Secretary Valerie Arkoosh during the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing for the Department of Human Services (Part 1).  The post Budget Hearing Q&A: Human Services, Part 1 (Round 1) appeared first on Senator Phillips-Hill.