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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 01/29/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- They are proven entities that have a track record of success.
- that have a track record proven entities that have a track record of of of success<00:40:23.359><c>
- I'm just trying to keep us moving along, try to hit the highlights, because we won't be able to cover
- I'm just trying to keep us moving along, try to hit the highlights, because we won't be able to cover
- I'm just trying to keep us moving along, try to hit the highlights, because we won't be able to cover
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- And those entities within those counties would qualify. defined area of the co-impacted defined area
- And so all this does is include all of the commercial seafood entities.
- And so all this does is include all of the commercial seafood entities.
- </c><00:49:47.920><c> And</c><00:49:48.079><c> that</c> commercial seafood entities.
- And that commercial seafood entities.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund
Keywords:
property, acknowledgment, conveyance, business entities, limited liability companies, state employees, payroll deduction, salary deduction, comptroller, membership association, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, deferred compensation, state payroll, employee benefits, association dues, withholding, Alabama Code 36-1-4.3
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:20:19.120><c> other</c> you know, to have other area other you know, to have other area other entities
- 20.240><c> can</c><00:20:20.400><c> offer</c><00:20:20.640><c> that</c><00:20:20.880><c> same</c> entities
- that can offer that same entities that can offer that same training.<00:20:22.000><c> Um,</c><00:20:
- plan, making the city responsible, not the industrial user, for investigating well interference, covering
- </c> be covered within this bill language. be covered within this bill language.
Keywords:
groundwater, water use permit, data centers, public health, environmental regulations, municipalities, state park license plate, specialty license plate, Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, license plate design contest, North Shore, Lake Superior Agate, AI-generated art, artificial intelligence, Minnesota resident, state parks, specialty plates, vehicle registration, contest requirements
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (9-24-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- and more, we are seeing something called capitation, which is a predictable per-member payment to cover
- </c> payment to cover all necessary care. payment to cover all necessary care.
- the system, you're part of the system, and that data sharing should just be the norm because one entity
- can't improve the health of one entity can't improve the health of Kentuckians<01:03:56.160><c> by</
- Smith, you covered a lot of topics, but one thing, one model or one approach that you didn't mention,
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on September 24, 2025, approved the minutes from the September 9 meeting, and then continued its discussion of Medicaid waivers with Leslie Hoffman and Carmen Hancock from the Department for Medicaid Services. Members asked for updates on the 2024 waiver waitlist management assessment recommendations, including aligning waiver policies, standardizing applications and waitlist placement, and modernizing data systems. DMS said that work is being done jointly with Aging and Independent Living and Behavioral Health/Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities through task forces, that ARPA spending delayed action, and that implementation timelines extend through March 2027.
The board also reviewed per-member waiver cost averages for fiscal years 2023 through 2025 for ABI, ABI long-term care, HCBS, Model II, Michelle P, and SCL. DMS emphasized these figures were benefit-only averages based on paid claims, not full waiver costs, and explained that true budget neutrality is calculated on an aggregate basis against institutional care comparisons approved by CMS. DMS said all six waivers remain in compliance with budget neutrality and that the most recent 18-month lag review for FY 2022 and FY 2023 found costs at or below institutional care. Members also asked about unused waiver slots; DMS said slots generally cannot be reallocated mid-year if they have been used, except in cases such as death or reserved capacity, because CMS treats participants as unduplicated for the waiver year.
A major portion of the meeting focused on the new child waiver created under House Bill 6. Legislators questioned whether the waiver’s design, including the exclusion of participant-directed services and the emphasis on high-acuity children with behavioral health, DCBS, or juvenile justice involvement, matched the bill’s intent to keep children at home. DMS said it used the $14.7 million appropriated for FY 2026 to develop the program, that there is no priority list, and that the waiver is intended to serve the highest-acuity children while also addressing residential needs for those sleeping in offices or placed out of state. Members also raised concerns about the rapid growth of the HCBS waiting list and asked for more detail on age and timing patterns, which DMS said it would provide later. Finally, DMS gave average processing times from application to eligibility determination and from approval to service start, and said the overall average from application to services beginning was about 80 days, while members requested follow-up information on the Carewise assessment contract and related costs.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the last changes are the main substantive change is in section seven, but it actually covers
- Um, this language used to be written that the provider entity must deliver the service components of
- That the provider entity must deliver the service components of children's therapeutic services, and
- Might it be like not covered, or how will it be paid for?
- </c> universities or the academic entities universities or the academic entities involved<01:13:56.880
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- :10:53.360><c> fix</c> I believe that this was the fix that we had in the Senate that we passed to cover
- And again, it's two different entities.
- change between two entities um and not change between two entities um and not having<01:52:51.679><c>
- c><01:53:02.239><c> like</c><01:53:02.400><c> if</c><01:53:02.560><c> you</c> it's two different entities
- So I think that it's covered there. And thinking, you know, I just think it's covered.
Committee:
Senate Education
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- He explained that on-hook coverage means a car on his truck is covered up to $500,000.
- He said that $500,000 of on-hook coverage means a customer's car on his truck is covered up to $500,000
- One is called synthetic entities business fraud, where basically people try to create a business using
- All we're doing is giving them the right to have an entity with that name, not to actually go out and
- So our financial regulation unit is in charge of taking in the information when an entity would like
Committee:
Senate Commerce
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- risk relative to their bond rating and so forth, even if they are able to actually manage to somehow cover
- So if you manage to somehow cover that cost.
- had the, the—I guess the Right Rack Act read to us in the beginning that if you don't have a way to cover
- We expanded to that, even certain private entities and public-private partnerships.
- So we expanded and broadened what kind of projects can be covered.
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
tax delinquency, property sale, rehabilitation, Louisiana State Law Institute, legislation, homestead exemption, property tax, parish governance, Louisiana Constitution, voter approval, adjudicated property, real estate, political subdivisions, property sales, government authority, residential lease, tax credit, property valuation, Louisiana constitution, disaster response
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Mike covered a lot of what we want to say, Chairman and Mr. Committee—sorry, Mr.
- This conduct, we believe, is already covered under the existing statutes.
- adults, and we agree with holding them accountable, but there are certain statutes that should already cover
- It would also be covered under fraud schemes, which involves any person who, pursuant to a scheme or
- At the same time, that misrepresentation is covered under the fraud scheme statute.
Committee:
House House Judiciary Committee of Reference
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several bills on criminal justice, victims’ rights, education, and public safety. SB 1094, which creates a civil cause of action for minors who received irreversible gender reassignment surgery in violation of Arizona law, drew strong opposition from civil liberties and LGBTQ advocates who called it discriminatory and unnecessary, and support from the sponsor and medical-policy witnesses who argued minors cannot consent and that the procedures are not medically supported; it passed 6-3. SB 1635, a bill making it a crime to warn a person of an imminent arrest when the speaker knows police are there to arrest that person, prompted extensive First Amendment objections from the ACLU and others, while supporters said it was narrowly tailored to prevent people from helping suspects evade arrest; it also passed 6-3.
The committee then approved SB 1673, appropriating lottery-funded money for the law enforcement crime victim notification system, after testimony that the program standardizes and improves victim notifications statewide; an amendment increased the amount from $5 million to $8.2 million, and the bill passed 9-0 as amended. SB 1092, which would bar early termination of probation for dangerous crimes against children, drew emotional testimony from victims’ advocates and opposition from defense-side speakers who warned it would remove judicial discretion and could sweep in people whose conduct was nonviolent or based on accidental online clicks; it passed 6-2 with one member present.
Other bills considered included SB 1239, extending the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, which supporters said would help law enforcement and opponents said was redundant because registration violations are already tracked and prosecuted; it passed 5-4. SB 1139, a strike-everything bill requiring GPS monitoring for homeless registered sex offenders, failed after testimony that existing probation tools already cover the same population. SB 1502, increasing penalties for unlawful flight from police when aggravated by danger, injury, DUI, or transporting a child, passed 5-1 despite concerns about over-criminalization and possible impacts on innocent drivers. The committee also passed SB 1248 on county detention education programs, SB 1240 excluding certain DCAC probationers from county probation incentive calculations, SB 1669 narrowing rape-shield evidence rules to physical injury, and SB 1540 creating a new offense for fuel dispenser theft after an amendment removed mere possession of a device from the criminal statute.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (04/01/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not affect what private entities do.
- </c><04:14:08.319><c> If</c><04:14:08.560><c> anybody</c> what private entities do.
- If anybody what private entities do.
- Does that sound because they aren't covered? Oh, they aren't. Okay.
- To that end, we have an HB 2 that will allow any entity to donate up to $4 million to help DHS.
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 66, a right-to-know measure that would broaden access from “citizen” to “person,” including out-of-state requesters. Members also adopted an amendment removing the current no-filing-fee provision for appeals of unfavorable right-to-know ombudsman rulings, citing budget concerns. The bill was then reported ought to pass as amended on a 16-9 vote, with a minority report requested.
House Bill 187, which would let a parent or guardian seek a protective order on behalf of a minor alleging abuse by someone outside the family or household, was described as a narrow fix with little fiscal impact. It passed unanimously, 25-0, and was placed on the consent calendar. House Bill 215, requiring landfill permit applicants to submit a report on potential harms and benefits, was retained because its policy had been folded into House Bill 2; the committee voted 25-0 to retain it. House Bill 219, dealing with renewable portfolio standard changes and lower renewable energy certificate values, drew opposition from members who said it would weaken renewable energy development and raise concerns about energy costs, but the motion to retain was adopted 14-11, allowing the bill to be moved into House Bill 2.
The committee then retained House Bills 365, 552, 566, 572, 607, 611, and 624, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, generally because the relevant policy or funding had been incorporated into House Bill 2 or because the bills were viewed as technical or low-impact. HB 566 was described as a landfill leach-management bill with a fiscal note under $10,000 annually and was sent to consent. HB 572 and HB 607 were retained because their money components were moved into HB 2, though one member objected that HB 607 represented an unfunded mandate for the Hampton Beach Area Commission.
House Bill 511, concerning ICE detainers and county detention practices, generated the most debate. Supporters said the amendment clarified how long counties may hold detainees without a federal contract and compared the detention period to existing bail rules; opponents argued the bill could sanction detention of people not charged with crimes and raised due-process concerns. The committee adopted the amendment 14-11 and then reported the bill ought to pass as amended on another 14-11 vote, with a minority report requested. House Bill 639, involving securities and digital currency issues, was also reported ought to pass after members noted unresolved concerns but said the Secretary of State’s Securities Division was willing to continue working on it in the other body; the vote was 16-10.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (10/22/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We got you covered.
- You got got you covered.<00:10:39.600><c> Um,</c><00:10:40.640><c> seeing</c><00:10:41.040><c> no</c>
- <00:10:41.279><c> further</c> covered.
- Um, seeing no further covered.
- </c> already covered under OSHA. already covered under OSHA. they<00:58:25.280><c> already</c><00:58:
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm glad we're going to hear from Covered California.
- An estimated one in six Californians has, at some point, been covered by a plan purchased through Covered
- We also want to. find plans for $10 or less on Covered California.
- And then if we would add the Covered California portion to that, Covered California has two estimates
- So I can speak specifically to Covered California.
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of federal H.R. 1 and related state budget actions on California’s health care system. Opening remarks framed the federal changes as a major threat to Medi-Cal, Covered California, hospitals, clinics, and the broader safety net, with warnings that millions could lose coverage and that costs would shift to providers, counties, and consumers. Testimony from the California Health Care Foundation and the Legislative Analyst’s Office focused on implementation challenges, the administrative burden of work requirements and more frequent renewals, the loss of federal funding, and the need for California to consider long-term structural changes to Medi-Cal, county safety-net programs, and cost containment.
A Covered California enrollee, Chas Franklin, described sharply rising premiums for his family after losing subsidies, illustrating the personal impact of federal policy changes. Committee members raised concerns about whether premium increases were driven by H.R. 1 or insurer pricing, the cost of rebuilding county-based indigent care systems, and the need to account for the cost of inaction. Dr. Hernandez pointed to pre-ACA models such as Healthy San Francisco as examples of coordinated local safety-net care, while also emphasizing the importance of primary care, data interoperability, and the Office of Health Care Affordability in reducing waste and improving access.
Department of Health Care Services officials then outlined the state’s implementation plan for H.R. 1, including work requirements, six-month redeterminations, reduced retroactive coverage, cost-sharing, and immigration-related eligibility changes. They said the department would try to automate eligibility checks, expand outreach, and train counties and partners, but estimated up to 2 million Californians could lose coverage over time. Covered California reported that the expiration of enhanced federal premium tax credits and new federal marketplace rules are already raising costs and reducing enrollment, with an estimated 400,000 enrollees at risk of dropping coverage. County, hospital, and safety-net representatives warned that coverage losses will increase uncompensated care and strain local systems, while one coalition proposed a temporary state-funded coverage option as a bridge if full-scope Medi-Cal cannot be maintained. The hearing concluded with a policy analyst urging stakeholder engagement, immigrant protections, and new state revenue options to preserve coverage and offset federal cuts.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:19.679><c> is</c><00:21:20.120><c> experiential</c><00:21:20.880><c> and</c> would cover is
- experiential and would cover is experiential and work-based<00:21:21.720><c> learning</c><00:21:22.720
- Ultimately, though, it is unlikely that a specific or capped fee amount would cover the actual costs
- the actual costs amount would cover the actual costs incurred<01:56:12.320><c> in</c><01:56:12.520><
- You have the ability to establish the fee to cover your cost, so I don't understand the cost argument
Committee:
Senate Taxes
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- trust companies, and other consumer trust companies, and other consumer credit<00:22:14.480><c> entities
- subject</c><00:22:15.280><c> to</c><00:22:15.360><c> the</c><00:22:15.480><c> authority</c> credit entities
- subject to the authority credit entities subject to the authority of<00:22:15.960><c> the</c><00:22:
- House Bill 1384, relative to prohibiting foreign adversary persons or foreign entities of concern from
- </c> to cover the cost of this study. to cover the cost of this study.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> federal contracts with any entity federal contracts with any entity engaged<02:49:46.880><c> the
- Elon Musk as the de facto head of this contrived entity, which was not created or funded by any law,
- the leadership of the said entity and directing the unlawful entity to implement his agenda in violation
- the leadership of the said entity and directing the unlawful entity to implement his agenda in violation
- That means raising funds to cover all the bonding and liability costs.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- In terms of activity level, some of this is covered in the handout.
- Some of those cover teachers, some of them cover paraprofessionals, some of them cover administrative
- teachers some of some of those cover teachers some of them<05:56:15.160><c> cover</c><05:56:15.520><
- par professionals some of them cover par professionals some of them<05:56:17.160><c> cover</c><05:56
- administrative staff some of them cover administrative staff some of them<05:56:20.120><c> cover</c>
Summary:
The committee first reviewed House Bill 1, focusing on the legislative branch budget, especially the Senate and House lines. Members discussed that the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 adjusted authorized amount was higher than 2024 actual spending, largely due to personnel, benefits, and travel, and one member proposed a $500,000 annual cut. Staff explained that any reduction would need to be allocated across specific line items such as personnel, benefits, and travel, and noted that the Senate budget is entirely General Funds. After discussion of how the adjusted authorized figures were calculated and why the branch no longer staffs some joint committees as it once did, the committee moved on without taking a vote on that section.
The committee then heard a detailed presentation from the New Hampshire Retirement System. NHRS officials described their statutory administrative budget, which is funded through the retirement trust rather than the General Fund, and said the FY 2026-2027 increase is driven by IT modernization, cybersecurity, a new strategic plan, and additional staff positions. They also reviewed the system’s funding progress, clean audit opinions, investment performance, and changes to asset allocation, while noting that several recent pension-related laws required major database changes. Members questioned the large increase in salaries and benefits, the need for new employees versus contractors, the purpose of training costs, and the source of the Group Two benefit funding. NHRS said the governor’s budget includes General Funds for Group Two benefit changes, with $5 million in FY 2026 and $27.9 million in FY 2027, and that the figures reflect the governor’s recommendation and related HB 2 provisions.
Committee members also asked about employer and employee contribution rates for Group Two police and fire members, which NHRS said were not included in the budget document but were about 31.2% for police and 30.35% for fire, with employee shares around 11.55% and 11.8%. The committee did not make a decision on the NHRS budget during this exchange and indicated it would review the details further before returning to it later.
The committee then heard from the Community Development Finance Authority on the State Treasury Department budget line for the required state match to administer the federal Community Development Block Grant program. CDFA explained that its $280,000 annual request for FY 2026 and FY 2027, totaling $560,000, supports administration, technical assistance, contracting, and monitoring of roughly $19 million in annual federal CDBG funds. Members asked about the leverage of the state match, oversight of projects, staffing, and grant prioritization. CDFA said it has 18 employees, uses public hearings and a scoring system to prioritize awards, and conducts both desk and on-site monitoring, with annual audits to ensure compliance. No vote was taken on the CDFA item in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/05/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Unless you want to stop there, Madam Chair, and address any questions about what I just covered, I'd
- Uh we do this work with help entities.
- So, I'll just cover the main points. Number one, clay target shooting does not poison shooters.
- </c><01:38:05.040><c> Uh</c> So, I'll just cover the main points.
- Uh So, I'll just cover the main points.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm concerned about breaking the relationship between local entities and that local district court and
- And so the claims that were previously made about not covering intersex or covering some kind of vagueness
- We're moving in the wrong direction. 552 covers up way too much.
- And by covering up even more, we're just making it easier for them to cover it up.
- And it's already being covered up.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct
Summary:
The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, with the author and committee substitute explaining that the bill would require public facilities to designate multi-use private spaces by biological sex, restrict access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping quarters, shelters, and correctional facilities, and create civil penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Members asked about how the bill would apply to family violence shelters, children in mixed-family settings, venue layout, and venue for lawsuits; the author said the bill was similar to prior legislation but with stronger penalties and the 15th Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court for challenges, while clarifying that trial venue should generally be local except for state agencies. The committee also heard that the bill would be amended to better address local venue concerns and shelter-related issues.
Invited testimony was largely in support of the bill from witnesses who described personal experiences in women’s sports, prisons, shelters, and public facilities, arguing that single-sex spaces are necessary for privacy and safety. Supporters included parents, former incarcerated women, a Republican county chair, a legal advocate, and a prison educator, who cited incidents involving transgender-identifying individuals in locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and restrooms, and said the bill would restore sex-based boundaries and protect vulnerable women and girls. One witness from Texas Values said the bill was needed despite the recently enacted Women’s Bill of Rights, and another ADF witness said the measure would protect privacy in schools and shelters.
Opponents testified that the bill would harm transgender and intersex Texans, create harassment and “gender policing,” and expose cisgender women and children to invasive enforcement. Several witnesses argued there is no evidence that transgender women pose a restroom safety threat, while others said the bill would worsen mental health, employment, and school conditions for trans people and could conflict with prison standards and federal law. Family violence advocates urged changes to protect shelter operations and clarify that children can stay with parents, while other witnesses said the bill would create barriers for victims seeking help. The hearing featured extensive public testimony on both sides, but no final vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/11/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- Medical assistance doesn't cover that. They do cover heart attacks and critical things.
- that they do assistance doesn't cover that they do cover<00:24:53.000><c> heart</c><00:24:53.240><c>
- attacks</c><00:24:53.559><c> and</c><00:24:53.840><c> critical</c><00:24:54.360><c> things</c> cover
- heart attacks and critical things cover heart attacks and critical things and<00:24:54.799><c> so</c
- that adds a lot nine different entities that adds a lot of<00:44:16.200><c> uh</c><00:44:16.720><c>
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (02/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- You'll notice already in our packets, I think we're going to cover probably close to 10 sections.
- </c><00:04:31.280><c> probably</c><00:04:31.639><c> close</c><00:04:31.880><c> to</c> going to cover
- </c> ER and that child is no longer covered ER and that child is no longer covered that<01:27:05.840>
- </c><02:33:22.200><c> called</c> a is an entity called a is an entity called NT<02:33:24.479><c> um</
- </c><03:34:35.239><c> prescription</c> think today to not cover prescription think today to not cover
Summary:
The House Finance Division Three work session on February 21, 2025 focused on the Division of Medicaid Services budget. The chair opened with procedural guidance, noting the division’s role is to make recommendations to the full Finance Committee, that the budget must be balanced, and that members should track possible amendments ahead of a March 26 target for House Bills 1 and 2. Members also discussed the importance of using official budget documents and online resources, and the chair said no motions would be taken at this session.
A major early topic was concern over a five-point Medicaid policy document and the timing of House Bill 2. Representative Tarki objected that the document appeared to be an unofficial draft and argued that significant Medicaid policy changes should have been transmitted by February 15 under state law. He said the lack of an official, posted document raised transparency concerns because the changes could affect tens of thousands of residents. Committee leadership responded that the five-point document was a working document, that it would be posted online within minutes, and that House Bill 2 is often delayed while the Office of Legislative Services finalizes and formats the governor’s proposed trailer bill.
DHHS Chief Financial Officer Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman then began the budget presentation. White said the committee would use the PowerPoint as the document of record, starting with the governor’s operating budget pages 885-893, and noted that Medicaid is the largest accounting area in the state budget. He said the governor’s budget reflects about $60 million in reductions within the Medicaid area, with Granite Advantage handled off-budget and another $10 million in reductions there, for roughly a $70 million difference overall. Members asked whether the comparison was being made against an efficiency budget or a prioritized-needs budget, and White said the department could look at it different ways.
The presentation then outlined Medicaid’s role in New Hampshire: it provides health coverage, serves as the state’s direct interface with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and helps finance related services such as long-term supports, school-based services, adult dental coverage, and re-entry programs for people leaving correctional settings. White also reviewed enrollment and program context, saying New Hampshire has about one in seven residents enrolled in Medicaid, making it the fourth smallest Medicaid program in the country by enrollment, and described recent efforts such as youth re-entry and the Medicaid unwind after the end of the federal continuous coverage period. He said the state had to process more than 238,000 redeterminations after the public health emergency and that the department tried to avoid unnecessary coverage loss during that transition.