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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (03/05/2025)
Health and Human Services
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- I was able to take out her priorities when she drafted the bill, and just in a nutshell, it really emphasizes
- I was able to take out her priorities when she drafted the bill, and just in a nutshell, it really emphasizes
- I was able to take out her priorities when she drafted the bill, and just in a nutshell, it really emphasizes
- I was able to take out her priorities when she drafted the bill, and just in a nutshell, it really emphasizes
- I was able to take out her priorities when she drafted the bill, and just in a nutshell, it really emphasizes
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board - (6-24-26) - Reupload
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- Assembly that you all make sure that we try to find the funding for you all, and that's a very strong priority
- I urge everyone to help us in backing that and making that a priority, that we get passed in our country
- I urge everyone to help us in backing that and making that a priority, that we get passed in our country
- list, below the up lower on the priority list, below the priority<01:59:19.119>
of <01:59:19.440 - of animal shelters, below horse priority of animal shelters, below horse parks,<01:59:22.000>
and
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During the committee meeting live stream, portion of the video was lost due to network issues. There were also some technical difficulties with content and the incorrect background image being used.
The lost footage was recovered from backup, and the other issues corrected in post production editing.
1. 00:00:41 Call to Order
2. 00:01:02 Roll Call
3. 00:02:54 Approval of Minutes
4. 00:05:06 Statutory Reports and Data Requests
5. 00:35:14 2025 and 2026 Session Update
6. 01:03:10 Board Structure Updates and Subcommittees
7. 01:05:20 Public Comment
8. 02:23:14 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight Board meeting opened with quorum, approval of the March 9 and March 16, 2026 minutes, and a welcome to new member Representative Willner. The board then heard a presentation from the Department of Medicaid Services on several statutory reports: the quarterly budget analysis (LRC) report, the quarterly MCO report, the provider tax and assessment report, the enrollee demographic report, the annual behavioral health/substance use disorder utilization report, and the Medicaid pharmaceutical rebate fund. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Bechal explained the reports and answered questions.
On spending, DMS said the quarterly budget analysis report should be read using the summary tabs because the first tab reflects only traditional Medicaid and does not include all populations. Lee said the first three quarters of fiscal year 2026 showed about $191 million more in waiver spending than the same period last year, about $250 million more in other categories such as nursing facilities, CCBHCs, and FQHCs, and roughly $450 million more in total fee-for-service spending. She also noted that Medicare Part D premiums are 100% state funds and estimated the state-fund increase at about $140 million. For managed care, DMS said pharmacy, inpatient hospital, and outpatient hospital spending made up about 66% of MCO payments so far this fiscal year.
Members asked about administrative costs, provider tax impacts, citizenship-status categories, medical loss ratio, and whether the reports could be expanded to show recoupments and citizenship-based spending. DMS clarified that the spending figures discussed were benefit costs only, not administrative costs, and said administrative match rates vary. On the provider tax and directed payments report, Lee said the new CMS proposed rule would allow separate payment terms to continue through the grandfathering period, but that the impact would be substantial for providers even if the administrative effect was minimal. She also said DMS was still reviewing unusual citizenship categories such as “other” and “unspecified,” and would provide more information on medical loss ratio and recoupments if available.
Auditor Ball raised concerns about alleged waste, duplicate Social Security numbers, ineligible enrollees, and high error rates in other programs. Lee responded that Medicaid focuses on fraud, waste, and abuse, but said the cited $800 million figure was not factual because it did not account for people enrolled in more than one Medicaid program at the same time. She said DMS is reviewing eligibility systems, including changes tied to community engagement requirements, and is working with the cabinet’s eligibility staff and ombudsman division on error rates. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
TX
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- us during those special sessions and since then by state leadership that this was our number one priority
- , and we have expedited the that this was our number one priority, and we have expedited this incredibly
- Local elections, governance decisions, disputes, changing priorities, rate decisions, litigation, land
- This is what you're going to hear all of us talking to you about as the top priority as you head into
- And all you guys, as you continue to develop these technologies, I hope that y'all make it a priority
KY
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- These funds support county-based personnel, programs, and facilities based on local priorities set by
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set <00:36:43.200>by <00:36:43.359>the based on local priorities - set by the based on local priorities set by the county<00:36:43.920>
extension <00:36:44.320>< - These priorities reflect issues that matter to Kentuckians every day, and they demonstrate how Extension
- We've adopted three priorities in our new strategic plan.
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Call to Order and Roll Call – 0:00:00
Workforce Pell Grant Update – 0:03:30
Extension Office Update – 0:33:25
Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies – 1:07:08
Early Literacy Outcomes – 1:32:20
Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 1:58:30
Adjournment 2:13:13, 958, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - Part 2 - 03/17/26
Health and Human Services
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- Their priority is not doing background study or the fingerprinting work.
- it's actually a priority. it's actually a priority. Right?
- Their<01:36:46.520>
priority <01:36:47.080>is <01:36:47.240>not <01:36:47.480> - doing<01:36:47.720>
background Their priority is not doing background Their priority is not - It was part of the priority admission panel recommendations that would require us to reimburse counties
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/20/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
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- they would probably consider your offer, the people that live in the community's offer a higher priority
- they would probably consider your offer, the people that live in the community's offer a higher priority
- they would probably consider your offer, the people that live in the community's offer a higher priority
- they would probably consider your offer, the people that live in the community's offer a higher priority
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than community's offer a higher priority than community's offer a higher priority
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- such as funding for Kansas priorities such as funding for food<00:09:16.000>
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that and invests in the priorities that and invests in the priorities that - Rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse should be every member's priority in this chamber.
- areas of concern, reflecting priorities areas of concern, reflecting priorities of<05:31:33.520>
- our federal welfare programs a priority. our federal welfare programs a priority.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Jun 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I've got prepared questions for them aligned with committee priorities around literacy, math, um,
FL
TX
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 30th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
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- So, we still had a lot on our plate, and you know, I didn't really consider this a high priority for
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 5, February 13, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
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- If the federal government decides it’s no longer a priority to protect the market, we know what will
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to decides it's no longer a priority to decides it's no longer a priority to - That is the main priority of the budget is to fund the government.
- of the budget That is the main priority of the budget is<01:38:54.639>
to <01:38:54.880>fund - working properly has been a top priority working properly has been a top priority of<02:17:28.000
NH
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- To me, children are the best priority, and they need money.
- So, to me, that's not good priority as far as I'm concerned.
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Now, priority and they need money. Now, priority and they need money. - <02:00:18.239>
as me, that's that's not good priority as me, that's that's not good priority - > for<02:05:28.320>
school priority of applications for school priority of applications for
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds (09/17/2025)
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- when it did come co also took priority when it did come to<03:09:56.160>
hiring. - What they do is look at some of the strategic priorities of the state, and there's actually a budget
- priorities priorities um<03:28:54.399>
of <03:28:54.720>the <03:28:54.880>state - The governor had a priority to make sure that there was not a wait list.
- The governor had a priority to list.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds met to review inactive and dedicated accounts, note prior legislation that had passed, and begin its annual review of agency funds. Members discussed several inactive funds, including some HHS-related accounts, a law enforcement memorial fund, and possible cleanup of accounting references where funds had been reorganized or merged. Staff noted that some newer funds may simply not have started receiving revenue yet, and the committee agreed to follow up on specific accounts later rather than address everything immediately.
The committee then heard from Fish and Game on its dedicated funds. Topics included the statewide public boat access account, which is used for boat ramp and access-site maintenance and is supported by boat registration fees and federal funds; the ORV education, training, and enforcement account, which has declined over time and may need attention because revenue depends heavily on weather and snowmobile use; and the search and rescue account, which is funded by Hike Safe cards, a $1 fee from boat and OHRV registrations, and court-ordered fees. Fish and Game also explained that the conservation license plate fund had been merged into the non-game species management account, which is supported by donations, federal funds, and a statutory general fund transfer, and that pheasants are treated as game species under a separate program.
The committee spent considerable time on the lifetime license account, an off-book Treasury-held account that collects lifetime license sales and returns funds to Fish and Game based on annual sales plus 9% of the fund balance. Members questioned why the account’s presentation did not clearly show the transfer as a revenue reduction and suggested the reporting format needed cleanup so the flow of money would be easier to understand. Fish and Game said the account is operating properly and that the transfer to the unrestricted Fish and Game fund exceeded $400,000 in the most recent year. The committee also reviewed the publications and fundraising revolving fund, which keeps a $100,000 balance for inventory purchases and transfers excess year-end funds to the unrestricted Fish and Game fund; members again raised concerns that the reporting format did not clearly show the transfer, and staff said they could add a note or other clarification.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 5, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- He was a man who always had his priorities straight, and his wife and children were at the very top of
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always <01:15:42.320>had <01:15:42.480>his <01:15:42.719>priorities - man who always had his priorities man who always had his priorities straight<01:15:43.600>
and - Ultimately, I have determined that the change priorities of my administration, as compared to the previous
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of determined that the change priorities of determined that the change priorities
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 5/1/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- asking for not just their base budget, not just the Medicaid fraud unit, which we all agree is a priority
- , not just the uh money is a priority, not just the uh money that<02:06:36.000>
has <02:06:36.239 - and how they spend their priorities and how they spend their time.<02:15:50.480>
That's <02:15 - And the priority to give money hurting.
- And the priority to give money to<02:34:04.560>
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HI
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and <01:11:14.560>um are not safety net priorities and um are not safety - net priorities and um nobody<01:11:15.640>
testified <01:11:16.199>in <01:11:16.520> - I'm a strong supporter of this bill because school safety is top priority in this DOE setting.
- You know, the priority for which treatment you choose should start with regional treatment facility,
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for regulations you know the priority for regulations you know the priority
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/17/2025)
State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
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priorities <02:01:18.280>that <02:01:18.400>I achievement of - the priorities that I achievement of the priorities that I previously<02:01:19.040>
mentioned - is providing veterans with priorities is providing veterans with timely<02:17:13.000>
health < - us uh strategic key strategic priorities us uh strategic key strategic priorities continue<02:35
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, November 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- NEED, TO ACT ON Grant us the self-discipline you have promised, that we would not advance our own priorities
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on the Census Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:30 am
Senate Committee on the Census
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- coordinator, other organizers, and then we also had existing organizers who, in addition to other priorities
- at the time, made this a priority as well.
- So... ...thinking about the 2030 census is not on anyone's radar or at the top of their priority list
- buying and shopping on Broadway and you're about to close down, because as the city manager, my priority
Summary:
The Senate Committee on the Census held an early planning hearing on how Massachusetts can maximize participation in the 2030 census, with Chair Will Brownsberger and Vice Chair Rebecca Rausch emphasizing the need to start well in advance. The first panel, made up of leaders from the Massachusetts Voter Table, MassVOTE, MIRA, and MESA, stressed that grassroots community organizations are trusted messengers and should be funded early to do multilingual outreach, training, and direct assistance in hard-to-count communities. They described lessons from 2020, including the shift to internet response, reduced federal census infrastructure, the importance of coordinated statewide networks, and the need to begin messaging several years before Census Day because building trust and staffing outreach takes time.
Panelists repeatedly warned that immigrant communities are facing heightened fear because of federal immigration enforcement and the possibility of a citizenship question or other federal changes, making census participation more difficult. They said 2020 funding arrived too late to fully staff and train outreach teams before the pandemic, and argued that future resources should be deployed earlier and more flexibly. In response to committee questions, they estimated Massachusetts should invest roughly $8 million to $10 million or more in state census outreach, with one proposed model of about $3 million to $5 million at the start, additional funding in the middle years, and a larger final push closer to 2030. They also suggested that funding should support communications infrastructure, translation, social media and ethnic media outreach, and possibly a permanent complete count structure or trust fund to preserve institutional knowledge.
A second panel from Common Cause Massachusetts and the ACLU of Massachusetts echoed the call for stronger, earlier investment and stronger privacy protections. They urged the legislature to expand existing census line items, consider a trust fund or other dedicated funding stream, and coordinate census outreach with other state programs that already work through trusted community messengers. The ACLU testimony focused on racial inequities in census counts and warned that federal efforts to exclude non-citizens or add a citizenship question would deepen distrust and undercount immigrant communities. Committee members asked about the 2020 overcount/undercount results, funding levels, timing of grant distribution, and whether census outreach should be routed through the Secretary of the Commonwealth or other state mechanisms; no votes were taken, and the hearing moved on to a later panel on immigrant-community outreach.