Video & Transcript Research : 'rate deviations'
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, Senator Woods, it's in health insurance GSD rates and in rate increases in GSD.
- We're at about a 3 vacancy rate.
- The estimated vacancy rate right now is 1.4%.
- The reality is crime rates will skyrocket.
- Our agency is self-imposing a 6% vacancy rate. or 5% vacancy rate. Thank you very much.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the revenue that we claim from that tax, we then put back into rates, right?
- So if I tax a dollar, I take that dollar, I put that into the rates to increase the rates.
- And what happens when I take that dollar and I increase it in the rates, To increase the rates.
- So there will be, I am anticipating a rate freeze across the board.
- So there will be, you know, There will be, I am anticipating a rate freeze across the board.
Summary:
The subcommittee opened with roll call and approved the November 2025 minutes. Commissioner Charlie Carr then introduced Leslie Darcy, chief of LTSS at MassHealth, who provided an update on the PCA working group and on federal and state budget pressures affecting MassHealth and long-term services and supports. Darcy said the PCA working group had completed its work and submitted recommendations, including reinstating the 66-hour overtime cap, strengthening program integrity, and ending paid paperwork time for EVV users; she said those changes were implemented on 11/26 and were expected to save $7.4 million. She also described additional consensus recommendations to lower the overtime cap from 66 to 60 hours, create a seven-hour weekly meal-prep support limit, and continue exploring benchmarks, though the group could not reach consensus on a benchmark standard.
Darcy warned that a federal bill enacted about six months earlier would significantly affect MassHealth, with an estimated $3.5 billion loss to the Commonwealth by 2028. She outlined upcoming changes including revised immigrant eligibility rules in October 2026, work requirements for certain non-disabled adults beginning in January 2027, six-month redeterminations for some adults, and shorter retroactive coverage periods. In response to questions, she said people with disabilities and Medicare beneficiaries would be exempt from the work and six-month redetermination requirements. She also explained that reduced federal ACA subsidies were being offset in Massachusetts by state spending, including $250 million in additional state support to keep premiums lower for middle-income families.
Members raised concerns about community hospitals, the health safety net, and the impact of federal funding changes on provider rates and uncompensated care. Darcy said restrictions on provider taxes would limit MassHealth’s ability to use those revenues to support rates, and she noted a current $300 million shortfall in the health safety net. She said FY27 would likely include a rate freeze, targeted reductions, one-time budget measures, and further work groups to examine programs such as adult foster care, which she said had grown 40% in two years. Carr emphasized that the situation was serious but potentially fluid, and the meeting ended with no further business; the subcommittee agreed to adjourn before the next meeting and noted an upcoming February presentation from the Department of Public Health.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 02/17/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- costs were headlines because of the rate costs were headlines because of the rate increases<00:37
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thank <00:58:04.160>Senator <00:58:04.440>green low-income customers with reduced rates low-income customers with reduced rates in<01:23:50.040>- The PUC has rejected over $1.7 billion in proposed rate increases since 2020.
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payer the Pu to the extent that rate payer the Pu to the extent that rate payer
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We trade at the lowest interest rate.
- We get ratings regularly, we get insurance, usually on�there�s very few truly non-rated uninsured MUDs
- So, the key component here is the tax rate.
- Save $150,000, but just to lower rates.
- In the Houston area, the average mud tax rate is lower than the City of Houston's tax rates.
Keywords:
third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, municipal utility district, petition, county clerk, water code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, traffic impact studies, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, extraterritorial jurisdiction, county authority
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Utility rates are going up...
- An increase in gas prices, utility rates are going up, garbage rates, electricity rates are going up,
- The maximum millage rate determines what millage rate can be levied by a government with a majority vote
- This bill aligns the maximum millage rate with the rollback rate.
- The rollback rate is, The rollback rate is the millage rate that would provide a taxing authority with
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- My favorite question: Do you know what your NCLEX passage rate is?
- And our NCLEX rate is 95.9%, which is above both the state and the national average.
- Our Belle Glade and Lake Worth campuses for the LPN and RN are having 100% pass rates.
- I believe the college this year is expected to exceed its projected growth rates.
- I think it was 95.9 pass rate, and so that's super exciting to be a part of that work.
Keywords:
tuition, resident status, incarceration, education, equal access, nursing shortage, health care, education funding, workforce development, LINE Fund, monetary contributions, nonmonetary contributions
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to consider one bill, a postponed bill, and a slate of trustee confirmations. The committee first took up CS/SB 1246, which expands the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) fund to support health science workforce shortages beyond nursing, including allied health programs. The bill also broadens eligible uses of funds, revises matching requirements and grant criteria, and updates reporting requirements. A strike-all amendment was adopted without objection, and the committee then reported the bill favorably after supportive testimony from Florida State College at Jacksonville, the Florida Hospital Association, the College of Central Florida, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Senator Davis also noted a favorable vote on the bill for the record.
The committee then temporarily postponed SB 720 at the sponsor’s request. Chair Harrell explained that the bill had been incorporated into a larger committee measure and would likely be heard later in another form. Public witnesses who had come to speak on the bill were not heard because of the postponement.
The remainder of the meeting focused on confirmations for trustees at several state colleges, including Chipola College, Tallahassee State College, Pensacola State College, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, and St. Petersburg College. The appointees emphasized themes of affordability, workforce training, nursing and allied health success, dual enrollment, community partnerships, and local economic development. After hearing from the appointees, the committee approved a block motion to recommend confirmation of all appointees on tabs 2 through 25. The meeting then adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- , passage rate of about 23%.
- rates are way up here.
- Passage rates. Everyone wants to talk about passage rates.
- Passage rates, this is important.
- Passage rates, this is important.
Summary:
The Committee on Health Policy met with a quorum and considered three bills. Senate Bill 526 on nursing education programs, sponsored by Senator Harrell, would tighten oversight of nursing schools by requiring admission criteria, exit exams, remediation plans, annual reporting, on-site inspections, and stronger action against programs with poor NCLEX results or adverse actions in other jurisdictions. After testimony from the sponsor and several committee questions, a late-filed amendment restored a two-year probation period instead of one year, and the bill was reported favorably.
Senate Bill 714, also by Senator Harrell, would create a voluntary non-opioid advance directive allowing patients to document a wish not to receive opioids, including when incapacitated, with the form developed by the Department of Health and potentially included in electronic medical records. The sponsor said it would not prevent treatment discussions and would provide liability protection for providers who lack actual knowledge of the directive in emergencies. The bill drew no opposition in the meeting and was reported favorably.
Senate Bill 170, sponsored by Senator Burton, would add nursing home quality and transparency measures, including consumer satisfaction surveys, patient safety culture surveys, electronic health record requirements, reporting to the Florida Health Information Exchange, a $10,000 fine for failure to submit required financial data, and reporting on Medicaid quality payments. An amendment clarified the fine’s application to both facilities and home offices. Testimony from AARP and the Florida Health Care Association supported the bill, and it was reported favorably after discussion about implementation and costs.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- <04:58:58.840>
rate <04:58:59.000>of overall response rate of overall response rate - It starts with referral rates.
- Graduation rate is one of them.
- Graduation rate is one of them.
- Graduation rate is one of them. District graduation rate is one of them.
Summary:
The committee first noted that House Bill 398, concerning Holocaust and genocide studies, and House Bill 131 had already been handled previously and were off the schedule. It then took up House Bill 740, which would require the Department of Education to maintain permanent records for closed charter schools. After brief discussion about overlap with another charter-school bill that already addressed closure and records, Representative Freeman moved to table the bill. The committee voted 16-0 to table/ITL the bill, and it was placed on the consent calendar.
The main discussion centered on House Bill 557, which would require additional information on school budget ballots, including average cost per pupil, enrollment history, and teacher-to-administrator ratios. Members raised concerns that the bill was duplicative of existing law, overly detailed, costly to towns, and potentially electioneering or cumbersome on ballots. Supporters argued it would improve transparency and help voters who do not attend deliberative sessions or use online resources. The committee did not vote on the bill during the discussion; instead, members moved into caucus and later indicated they would hold the bill until Monday for further review.
Later, the committee turned to House Bill 699 on special education definitions and considered Amendment 0606H. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed with the Department of Education after hearing testimony and was intended to align state definitions with federal law and incorporate recommendations from a prior audit, including changing “functionally blind pupils” to “students with visual impairments.” Some members supported the changes as responsive to the hearing and audit, while others objected that the amendment was still confusing, had not fully addressed stakeholder concerns, and should wait for a more comprehensive special education audit. The discussion also referenced House Bill 754 and another amendment, but the transcript ends before final action on HB 699 is shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (11/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So the rates vary because the companies are independent and they make their own rates, and there’s no
- So the rates vary because the companies are independent and they make their own rates, and there’s no
- rate per month of $7,200. rate per month of $7,200.
- rate 63,000. rate 63,000.
- rates.
Summary:
The commission to study the cost of special education met, confirmed a quorum, introduced members and guests, and approved the minutes from the October 29 meeting. Members noted the commission’s mandate under Senate Bill 57 and emphasized the need to focus on recommendations and findings by July 1, 2026. The chair also distributed additional handouts, including materials related to the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program and administrative rules tied to differentiated aid and disability determinations.
The main discussion centered on how students qualify for differentiated aid under the EFA program. Matt Sutherton of the Children’s Scholarship Fund explained that the organization, which contracts with the state to administer EFAs, accepts either school-district/IEP documentation or a medical certification of disability (MCD) from a licensed medical professional. Members questioned how this process relates to the state’s special education rules and whether the school-district examiner standards in ED 107/1107.04 apply to EFAs. Sutherton said the MCD form, created with the department, requires the medical professional to sign that they are qualified to make the determination and to identify the disability.
Several members expressed concern that the EFA process is less rigorous than the school-district IEP process and may be inflating disability counts. One member argued that the administrative rules cited are primarily for school districts, not EFAs, and said the Department of Education may not know how many of the roughly 890 EFA students receiving differentiated aid came through school-district documentation versus the MCD pathway. Another member said the EFA system appears more generous than the school system and raised concerns about oversight, auditing, and whether the program’s data are accurate. Sutherton said the organization reviews signed documentation, credentials, and diagnosis information, and may request additional records to help adjudicate expenses. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the prior minutes.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Our staffing is currently 40 positions below what was budgeted for 2025, a 12.13% vacancy rate.
- statute requiring movement toward a 15% vacancy rate.
- statute requiring movement toward a 15% vacancy rate.
- That relates back to what we’re doing related to the vacancy rate.
- A higher, well, actually, not likely, there will have to be a higher vacancy rate.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules first took up several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, with roll calls on each item showing unanimous support from members present and the items left open for additional votes before final tallying.
The main public business was the confirmation hearing for George Cardona, J.D., for a second term as Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar of California. Cardona described reforms made since taking office, including new conflict-of-interest and gift rules, stronger investigative requirements, efforts to reduce backlog and improve efficiency, and monitoring of discipline disparities identified in prior studies. Senators questioned him about safeguards after the Girardi matter, the John Eastman discipline case, racial and ethnic disparities in attorney discipline, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, staffing shortages, and the use of AI in filings. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others spoke in support. The committee voted 3-0 to advance Cardona’s appointment to the full Senate.
The committee then heard Laura Enderton Speed, J.D., for Executive Director of the State Bar. She said her priorities would be restoring public trust, improving the discipline system, addressing the February 2025 bar exam problems, and strengthening fiscal stability and internal controls. Members asked about the State Bar’s structural budget deficit, the remote administration failures in the February exam, safeguards against undisclosed gifts and conflicts, and the status of audits and investigations. Supporters from the State Bar, the civil defense bar, SEIU Local 1000, and a longtime colleague testified in favor. The committee approved her appointment 5-0 to move to the full Senate. At the end of the meeting, members also approved the remaining governor’s appointments and procedural items, and the chair thanked Senator Jones for his service on the committee before adjourning the public portion.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We have top-tier credit ratings. Current debt is being retired.
- It is a great time to be borrowing money because of our ratings. So, Mr.
- That's a big step; that's not a little step in the bond rating.
- All set this state up so we have a better bond rate. We can get lower interest rates, right?
- Increases in vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight versus their tax rate.
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 14th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Then the entire market's going to be expecting to follow those rates.
- Those companies will have negotiated with the banks for lower rates.
- You know, there's a default rate of close to four percent on credit cards.
- Tax rates depending on the municipality.
- So the whole system is designed to accommodate the rate program.
Bills:
HB245, HB245, HB700, HB2783, HB3526, HB3900, HB4061, HB4124, HB4166, HB4395, HB4534, HB4609, HB4641, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HJR175
Keywords:
property tax, delinquent taxes, ad valorem, penalties, interest cap, military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- For us to enter the market, we are requesting that the rate be raised, and it does not cost very much
- You know, something like this certainly is a worthy thing to raise the rates.
- We always talk about the rates being so bad that the Minnesotans who need this coverage are getting it
- The problem is we pay that rate, and somebody can get zero care or zero dental care, and we're going
- to talk about that some more, and we are still paying for it because we're paying that capitated rate
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman Barrett, I bring to you Senate File 4, Medicaid rate increase EMS services.
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rates <00:02:28.239>for rates uh the Medicaid rates for rates uh the Medicaid rates for - the average commercial rate is about $950.
- The medic rates haven't been increased for 14 years.
- Uh this only increases the payment rate Uh this only increases the payment rate that<00:12:16.480
Keywords:
healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, Medicaid, emergency medical services, ground ambulance, healthcare funding, reimbursement rates, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- In the case of the I-Bank loans, those are market-set rates.
- But if someone gets a rate of like 5%, the market at that time... the rates were that high, and so the
- To your very point, down to a more reasonable rate for today.
- For 12 years all we did was pay interest rate until Dr.
- They were just really paying interest rates for 15 years.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 30th, 2026 at 09:51 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Rate increases. Ms. Care services in the Medicaid program rate increases. Mr.
- So this is the rate there.
- Chairman, the department has a rate-setting methodology... Well, Mr.
- Chairman, the department has a rate-setting methodology for the child care rates now, and I think folks
- Some of those savings were redeployed into the rates within behavioral health.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (03/04/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
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payer <00:13:22.959>savings rate it used to read rate payer savings - rate it used to read rate payer savings now<00:13:23.560>
it <00:13:23.720>reads <00:13: - <00:27:27.080>
payer best that they can for the rate payer best that they can for the rate - This is part of setting rates. The PUC is the one who sets the rates.
- part of that rate.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 11th, 2026
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- your rate covers the operation.
- rate covers the operation. and you first have to be able to... and making sure that your rate covers
- Talking about individual water rates? Yeah, like who has the highest rates?
- Lowest rates in the state. Okay. Lowest rates in the state. Okay.
- Those rates, some of them have water supply, but then also wastewater involved in that same rate.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The rating system in our Texas public schools, says the passage of HB 22, full accountability ratings
- ratings that we've seen abused in recent lawsuits.
- Being rated on a statewide basis is prohibited. Since the deadline for issuing new ratings...
- There's a strong relationship between the economically disadvantaged rate and the overall rating score
- and increasing burnout rate.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, so I may defer to the mayor on the actual reimbursement rate. Yeah, yeah.
- We couldn't have anticipated the inflation rates that we've had now.
- I implore all of you to support this act to adjust the inflation rate.
- In fact, our expenses have only gone up, and at a rate far exceeding that of 2.75%.
- rate was closer to 8% a few years ago.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education opened a hybrid public hearing on a large slate of bills related to school buildings, school finance, technology, data privacy, safety, and related education issues. Chairs Jason Lewis and Ken Gordon outlined procedures for the hearing, including two-minute testimony limits and the plan to group similar bills together. Several bills drew no testimony and were closed without further discussion, while others drew extensive testimony from legislators, school officials, parents, advocates, and educators.
A major theme was school safety and student well-being. Lori Al-Hadeth testified in support of bills on alert systems in public schools, describing the loss of her daughter in the Parkland shooting and urging adoption of Alyssa’s Law-style panic alert technology. Representative Gallagher and disability advocates also supported a bill authorizing, but not requiring, airway clearance devices in schools, arguing they could save lives in choking emergencies and provide an option for people who cannot use the Heimlich maneuver. Another bill on reducing cafeteria waste drew support from a legislator and a Lexington sustainability official, who said installing dishwashers during construction would reduce waste and long-term costs.
Much of the hearing focused on Chapter 70 school funding and the inflation cap. Senator Pavel Payano, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Representative Senna, and multiple local officials and school committee members from Bridgewater, Chelsea, Groton-Dunstable, and other districts argued that the 4.5% cap on inflation adjustments has left schools underfunded during years of high inflation, forcing layoffs, larger class sizes, and cuts to programs and student supports. They urged bills to eliminate the cap, restore lost funding, increase the Commonwealth’s share of the foundation budget, or create commissions to study reforms. Testimony also highlighted the impact on special education, English learners, and low-income students, with Chelsea witnesses saying the cap has cost their district about $7 million annually.
School construction and MSBA reform were the other major topic. AIA Massachusetts, Boston Public Schools, Lynn officials, and AFT Massachusetts described aging facilities, overcrowding, deferred maintenance, and the difficulty of financing new schools under current reimbursement rules. Boston officials said the district has many pre-World War II buildings and has only built a handful of new schools in decades, while Lynn leaders said reimbursement rates have fallen well below the statutory 80% because of caps and ineligible costs. Witnesses urged modernization of the MSBA program, higher reimbursement rates, and more resources for school construction. The committee also heard support for a bill to study the adequacy and equity of the school building program, and chairs indicated some bills would be closed after no one signed up to testify.